lesson 1 living things how are living things characterized?

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