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Bell-ringer: 5 minutes Are trees completely living or non-living? The center is made of dead cells, yet it grows every year. Support your answer with evidence and clear reasoning. CCSS, Objective

Business Feedback Checks – Return Signed Parent Letters Movie Worksheet Turn-in You’ll get your tests/ leftovers returned next week!

Connections Friday Volunteers What makes one of your favorite living things so amazing? OR Explain a current event related to one of our previous units (Inquiry, Chemistry, or Physics)

Use Your Observation Skills Make a T chart. On one side, write down everything you see that’s LIVING. On the other, write down everything you see that’s NONLIVING. be prepared to be AMAZED

Living v. Nonliving? Quietly discuss your observations with a partner. Why did you classify some as living? Some as nonliving? AKA What made you think something was alive? Not alive?

Biology Biology: the study of life “Bio-” means “life” in Greek “-ology” means “the study of” Therefore, it is crucial that we know how to classify “living” and “nonliving”

Characteristics of Life In order for something to be classified as “living,” it must exhibit all 8 characteristics of life: Have DNA: the universal genetic code 2. Grow and Develop

Characteristics of Life 3. Reproduce 4. Metabolism: use energy and materials

Characteristics of Life 5. Respond to their environment.

Characteristics of Life 6. Homeostasis: ability to maintain a stable internal environment

Characteristics of Life 7. Heredity: the passing on of traits from one person to the next 8. Composed of cells

Answer Using Your Whiteboards Identify as Living or Non-Living 2. Nonliving Living

Answer Using Your Whiteboards Identify as Living or Non-Living 3. 4. Living Living?

Answer Using Your Whiteboards 5) What makes an organism non-living? It does not meet ONE of the EIGHT characteristics of life

WITHOUT USING YOUR NOTES SILENTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY write down as many of the 8 characteristics of life as you can remember.

Bell-ringer: Return and Discuss Are trees completely living or non-living? The center is made of dead cells, yet it grows every year. Support your answer with evidence and clear reasoning.

Last notes Know the 8 characteristics of life Structure and Function Next Week Questions Feedback Friday