1. Reading Comprehension Ms. B – Characteristics of Life

2. What are we doing?  AFTER you’ve cleaned out your class folder, Ms. B will pass out a piece of white copy paper.  At the top, write “Original Owner:” and write your name next to it.  Below your name, write “Second Owner:” and do not write anything else!  AFTER you’ve cleaned out your class folder, Ms. B will pass out a piece of white copy paper.  At the top, write “Original Owner:” and write your name next to it.  Below your name, write “Second Owner:” and do not write anything else!

3. What are we doing now?  Go to Teacher Webpage – Ms. Bruckler  Click on Cell Classroom  Click on Characteristics of Life  Click on Characteristics of Life Reading  Read SECTION ONE, and create a list of the 6 characteristics of life listed in the article. Add one-two sentences explanations! Use only about 1/4 th of your white copy paper. (Write small!)  Go to Teacher Webpage – Ms. Bruckler  Click on Cell Classroom  Click on Characteristics of Life  Click on Characteristics of Life Reading  Read SECTION ONE, and create a list of the 6 characteristics of life listed in the article. Add one-two sentences explanations! Use only about 1/4 th of your white copy paper. (Write small!)

4. What are we doing now? Now – read Section Two of the Characteristics of Life Reading!

5. What are we doing now?  Look on Section One and Section Two. On your copy paper, write two reading comprehension questions…

6. How will you grade our questions?  Questions must use words like: “Describe”, “compare”, “analyze”, “how,” “make a connection,” etc.  No points will be awarded for questions that begin with “What is…”  Questions must use words like: “Describe”, “compare”, “analyze”, “how,” “make a connection,” etc.  No points will be awarded for questions that begin with “What is…”

7. What are we doing now? Give your copy paper to a partner who is at least two steps away. Partners – write your name under “Second Owner.” In at least 5 sentences each – answer both of your partner’s questions ON THE COPY PAPER. You may use the back!

8. What are we doing now?  Pass back to original owners!

9. What now?  Use the Science Knowledge Rubric to score each of your partner’s answers. Write their scores and at least two comments on the copy paper!

10. Ms. B passes out rubrics (2 per table). You may have light, rubric related conversation!

11. What are we doing now?  “Which illness/pathogen?” Sheet passed out  Sheet explained  Sheet being filled out for “Bacterial Infections” now!  “Which illness/pathogen?” Sheet passed out  Sheet explained  Sheet being filled out for “Bacterial Infections” now!

12. What are we about to watch and read!?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-apdGwBPz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-apdGwBPz4  http://www.livescience.com/51635-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-deadly.html http://www.livescience.com/51635-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-deadly.html  http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html  http://www.everydayhealth.com/pictures/scary-drug-resistant-infections/#01 http://www.everydayhealth.com/pictures/scary-drug-resistant-infections/#01  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-apdGwBPz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-apdGwBPz4  http://www.livescience.com/51635-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-deadly.html http://www.livescience.com/51635-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-deadly.html  http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html  http://www.everydayhealth.com/pictures/scary-drug-resistant-infections/#01 http://www.everydayhealth.com/pictures/scary-drug-resistant-infections/#01

13. Closing thought: Are bacteria alive?? What qualifications must they meet!?