What is Life?

Investigation 1

Targets Investigation 1

1. I can explain the differences between living, nonliving, and dead.

What is Life?

Observe the activities in the Petri dish.

Fill in your handout

Characteristics of Living Things

Sorting Living/Nonliving Cards

Living Nonliving Undecided

Miniponds

We will be looking at many different types of living organisms. It is important to provide each of them with an appropriate habitat. Some of them are small aquatic organisms. We need to put together a Minipond habitat now so it will be nicely aged and ready in a couple of weeks when it is time to start work with aquatic organisms.

Online – Living or Nonlivinghttp://www.fossweb.com/delegate/ssi-foss-ucm/Contribution%20Folders/FOSS/multimedia_ms_1E/DiversityofLife/menu.html

Go to the lab: Living or Non-Living Game

Prepare Minipond

1. Place the dry leaves (no green leaves) and pebbles you brought from home in a container. (Use a Ziploc bag to bring the materials.)

2. Add filtered water.3. Write the period on blue tape.

Characteristics of Living Things

• Moves• Exchanges gases• Responds to the environment• Reproduces• Needs food (energy)• Removes waste• Grows• Needs water• Made of cells• Has DNA

Vocabulary Lesson 1

Organism

Any living thing – plant, animal, or other

Dormant• Some things do not show evidence of life until

they are placed in the right environment.

• Dormant organisms are alive, but inactive.

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Dead

Things are dead if they were alive at one time but no longer are. Animals that have died, and leaves that have fallen off trees are all dead materials

Is Anything Alive in Here?

Five Materials Datasheet

Five Materials Conclusion

Liquids1. Sugar Water2. Salt water3. Water

MaterialsA. Red sandB. YeastC. Polyacrylate

crystalsD. Radish seedsE. Brine shrimp eggs

Five Materials Conclusion

Reading Lesson 1Life on Earth pages 21-23

Living or Nonliving