Characteristics of Life

Bellwork Write on your note-taker, characteristics that distinguishes a living thing from an inanimate object like a chair?

Think-Pair-Share Compare the characteristics you listed with the person sitting next to you. Make adjustments in your list, if necessary Be ready to share with class 3. Think-pair-share teacher presents a question teacher gives wait time for student to form answer teacher instructs students to share their answer with a partner teacher calls on non-volunteers to share with the class P 3

Objectives Students will be able to List the characteristics of life Distinguish between living and non-living things

Terminology stimuli homeostasis biology

Discovery Lab Get into groups of 3-4 Go to Lab Station and complete Living/non- living activity provided in the handout Record your answers on the handout

Identification of Living Things Be ready to share with class Identification of your object Why you believe it is living or non-living based on the characteristics of life you constructed What further questions need to be answered to support your conclusions?

Living things share the following characteristics Shows Organization (e.g. composed of cells) Reproduce Based on a universal genetic code Grow and develop Obtain and use energy Respond to external stimuli (signals the organism recognizes) Maintain a stable internal environment- homeostasis Change over time -evolution

Think-Pair-Share Choose one of the characteristics listed on previous slide. Write on your note-taker whether you think that one characteristic alone means that something is a living organism? Explain Share with a partner. 3. Think-pair-share teacher presents a question teacher gives wait time for student to form answer teacher instructs students to share their answer with a partner teacher calls on non-volunteers to share with the class 3

Thumbs up –alive, Thumbs-down-not alive ? Thumbs up –alive, Thumbs-down-not alive A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. A mule is sterile meaning that it cannot produce any offspring. Is it living or non-living? 1. Hand signals: thumbs up or thumbs down to indicate agreement or disagreement use fingers to indicate a number selection such as “Which is the correct solution one, two or three?” teacher gives feedback to the students 10

Thumbs up-alive, Thumbs down-not alive ? Thumbs up-alive, Thumbs down-not alive A fire requires fuel, and can get larger in size. Is it alive? 1. Hand signals: thumbs up or thumbs down to indicate agreement or disagreement use fingers to indicate a number selection such as “Which is the correct solution one, two or three?” teacher gives feedback to the students 11

Think-Pair-Share Based on those two examples, what can you conclude about the characteristics of life. Share your ideas with a partner 3. Think-pair-share teacher presents a question teacher gives wait time for student to form answer teacher instructs students to share their answer with a partner teacher calls on non-volunteers to share with the class 3

Definition of Biology The study of living things both in the laboratory and in their natural environment

3 Minute Paper You have three minutes on your note-taker to write down key points of today’s lesson. Be ready to share 29. Minute paper or Quick Write teacher provides a prompt from the lesson students have one minute to write down a summary of the key points students compare with a partner teacher uses a strategy to check all 14