--- title: "Is it living, not living or never been alive?" url: "https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-15-16-17-is-it-living-not-living-or-never-been-alive" school: "The Howard Primary School" --- # Is it living, not living or never been alive? ![Image of Is it living, not living or never been alive?](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/blog/A768A5E9-37C4-4B0F-B0DF-26AF84FAF33F.jpeg) 15 April 2026 [Mrs Fallows](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/jfallows) [Class 2](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-2) Class 2 have started their final topic of the year in Science. They have thought about whether things are living, not living or never been alive. They learnt the mnemonic Mrs Nerg to help them check if things were alive. Great investigating everyone! ### Living or not living 2026 [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/2ABC876D-252D-4A1C-A73F-EC9DAD88D1DF.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/2ABC876D-252D-4A1C-A73F-EC9DAD88D1DF.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/46BD656F-7D6B-4E20-A597-9DB70E661C61.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/46BD656F-7D6B-4E20-A597-9DB70E661C61.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/5C16BC78-B40B-46D0-B6C7-A38E251A5C7D.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/5C16BC78-B40B-46D0-B6C7-A38E251A5C7D.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/45B8482E-BCCD-49D0-8F9D-BD9C7B16C957.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/45B8482E-BCCD-49D0-8F9D-BD9C7B16C957.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/D228A831-CFC4-4EB3-891C-D6231EB6E53A.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/D228A831-CFC4-4EB3-891C-D6231EB6E53A.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/6041A4D8-D5EA-4CF8-A8D2-3324CE640FE4.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/6041A4D8-D5EA-4CF8-A8D2-3324CE640FE4.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/3F55C404-B6F2-48B6-8734-3AAD2243BB18.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/3F55C404-B6F2-48B6-8734-3AAD2243BB18.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/EC8FE50C-69BA-48A4-BA35-5EA211ED1393.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/gallery/living-or-not-living-2026/EC8FE50C-69BA-48A4-BA35-5EA211ED1393.jpeg) [ Gruffalo Week](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-15-14-19-gruffalo-week) [What can we do with a paintbrush? ](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-15-16-27-what-can-we-do-with-a-paintbrush) ![The Howard Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/logo/Howard-footer-Logo.png) ### The Howard Primary School The Square Elford Tamworth B79 9DB 01827 383292 - [Term Dates](http://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/termdates) © Copyright 2019–2026 The Howard Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)