Lesson 1 Living Things
How are living things characterized?
Do Now I think or I wonder
Do Now
• Pick up a packet from the back table.
• Put your packet into your science folder.
Do Now
Observe the activity. Record what you see below.
Essential Question
HOW ARE LIVING THINGS CHARACTERIZED?
Assignment
1. One person in each group, raise your hand for a envelop.
2. Sort the cards according to living, non-living, or undecided.
3. Use the chart in your packet to write each object in the correct column.
Living Non-living Undecided
Do Now
Find the page in your packet. Answer the question by yourself.
What do all living things have in common?
What do all nonliving things have in common?
Vocabulary
Organism
Function
Do Now
Review your 8 characteristics of living things notes.
Do Now
• Put your name on the notecard.
• Name 3 characteristics of living things.
• Don’t use your notes.
Do NowFinish the assi
1. Turn to page 21 in the Diversity of Life book.
2. Read page 21-23.
3. Complete the graphic organizer in your notebook..
What is Life? Living, Dead, and Nonliving
What do living organisms
need?
What do living organisms do?
Do NowTake out this organizer.What is Life? Living, Dead, and Nonliving
What do living organisms need?
What do living organisms do?
What is Life? Living, Dead, and Nonliving
What do living organisms need?
What do living organisms do?
What is Life?
• Things that are living are called organisms.
• Animals and plants are living.
Living, Dead, and NonlivingLiving
Has needs or requirements and functions that organisms do
Dead
An organism that was once alive but is not anymore.
Non-living
Not alive and it never was alive
What do living organisms need?
• gas exchange- oxygen-carbon dioxide
• eliminate waste.
• Water and food(energy),
What do living organisms do?
• move
• respond to the environment
• grow
• Reproduce
• Develop
• life span
8 Characteristics of Living ThingsUse Energy
Respond to stimuli/ environment
Move
Grow
8 Characteristics of Living ThingsUse Energy
Requires material(food and water) to function
Respond to stimuli/ environment
React to changes in the environment
Move
To go from one place or position to another
Grow
Increase in size
8 Characteristics of Living ThingsDevelop
Life span
Reproduce
Exchange Gases /Eliminate waste
8 Characteristics of Living ThingsDevelop
Change over the course of its life
Life span
the amount of time something lives
Reproduce
Organisms make new organisms.
Exchange Gases /Eliminate waste
Respiration- oxygen and carbon dioxideTo get rid of wastes
Assignment• You have just been hired By DSL poster
company to create a poster about the 8 Characteristics of Living Things.
• It is up to you to display the information about the 8 characteristics anyway that you like.
• Requirements:– Name of 8 characteristic is present.– Definition of each characteristic is present.– Picture of each characteristic is present. – Colorful and neat!
Do Now
On the notecard, answer the following questions:
How do you know something is alive?
What is Life?
video what is life.asf
Do Now
• Review the 8 characteristics of living things in your note book.
Lab Stations
Lab Station ActivityYour group will rotate from station to station. Wait for
directions to move.
1. Read the directions at your station.
2. Complete each task. Write you answer in your Lab Station Activity Book.
3. Raise your hand if you have questions. I will get to ASAP.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRwZl8vB6A0
Do Now
• Complete the labs you worked on yesterday
• Complete any questions that are not done independently.
Lab Station Review
• Lab Station Activity Book.docx
1.Use energy food/water
2.Respond to stimuli/ environment
3.Move
4.Grow
5.Develop
6.Life Span
7.Reproduce
8.Exchange gases/ Eliminate Waste
What is Life?
video what is life.asf
Ticket Out the Door
Answer the Essential Question in your packet.
HOW ARE LIVING THINGS CHARACTERIZED?)
Living things have many traits( characteristics.)
Do Now
• Answer the essential question in complete sentences in your packet.
Quiz Friday
• 8 characteristics
Performance Task
• Performance Task Assessment.docx
Do Now
• Work on creating your organism. It is due on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
• Quiz tomorrow on the 8 Characteristics. Study your notes.
Use Energy Develop
Grow Respond to the Environment
Move Reproduce
Life Span Exchange Gases/Eliminate Waste
Performance Task Rubric
• Performance Task Writing Rubric.docx
Assessment
• Review your notes.
• Characteristics of Living Things Quiz
Living Things page 11. Grow2. Reproduce3. Respond to environment4. Grow5. Consume-energy6. Respond to environment7. Grow8. Respond to environment9. Respond to environment10. Energy11. Respond to environment12. Homeostasis13. Cells14. Long neck