1. Do Now- Day 1
List 2 living things and 2 non-living things.

2. Learning Stations Sort it Out What Do You See? Which Worm Did It?
Picture It
Bingo
Function Junction
The Mystery Find
Cute But Confusing
Vocabulary

3. Station 1: Sort It Out Directions: Record: Clean Up:
1. Using the cards in the plastic bag, sort the pictures into two categories on your table. Create a Living and Nonliving category.
2. Study the list of pictures.
Record:
3. On your student answer sheet record what all the “Living” pictures have in common. Next, record what all the “Nonliving” pictures have in common.
Clean Up:
Place all 36 cards as well as the labels Living and Nonliving back in the plastic bag (be sure to shuffle them first).
Extra Time:
Work on your word search puzzle until time is called to rotate stations.

4. Station 2: What Do You See?
Directions:
Observe the SKIN of a living organism under high magnification.
Draw:
On your student answer sheet draw a detailed picture of what you see.
Record:
Study the picture of the magnified skin and record answers to the questions on your lab sheet.
Clean Up:
Place the pictures of the skin back in the plastic bag.
Extra Time:
Work on your word search puzzle until time is called to rotate stations.

5. Station 3: Which Worm Did It?
Directions: 1. Observe the gummy worm as well as the earthworm. 2. Record similarities and differences between the two worms on your lab sheet. 3. Dip a sheet of paper towel in a cup of water so half of it is wet and half of it is dry. Spread the paper towel out onto the desk. Carefully stretch the earthworm so that it lies across both parts of the dipped towel. Observe the earthworm’s response. Which direction does it move? Perform 8 trials, alternating the worm’s head so that half the time it lays on the moist, and half the time it lays on the dry to start with. 4. Record the worm’s direction of movement on your lab sheet.

6. Directions: 5. Obtain a q-tip dipped in ammonia
Directions: 5. Obtain a q-tip dipped in ammonia. First, wave the q-tip near the worm’s posterior (back) end and note the worm’s reaction. Next, repeat this process near the anterior (front) end of the worm. Observe how the earthworm reacts. DO NOT TOUCH THE WORM WITH THE AMMONIA! SIMPLY PLACE IT NEAR THE HEAD WITHOUT TOUCHING! 6. Record observations of the worm’s reaction to the ammonia on your lab sheet. Clean Up: • Carefully place the worm back where you found it. • Place the q-tip back into the ammonia. • Throw your paper towel in the trash can.

7. Station 4: Picture It
Directions: 1. Read the caption above the story and see if you can meet the challenge. Record: 2. Identify and list 6 organisms from the illustration. Next to each organism identify what characteristic(s) indicates that it is alive. Record this on your lab sheet. Extra Time: Work on your word search puzzle until time is called to rotate stations.

8. Station 5: Bingo
Directions: 1. Choose one member of the group to begin as the caller. This person takes the call list and only reads off the sentences. Be sure that the caller marks which items they call out. 2. The other members of the group listen to the caller and play BINGO using the pennies/markers to cover their squares. When a player has covered 5 squares in a row either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally they are to call out BINGO. At that time they will read off their answers for the caller to check. 3. After each game rotate Bingo boards. Also, rotate callers so that each group member has a chance to play. NOTE: The next caller should randomly read items so that each game is different! Record the number of Bingo rounds played on your student lab sheet.

9. Station 6: Function Junction
Directions:
1. Take the labels Plant, Animal, and Both out of the plastic bag and place them in three columns on your desk.
2. Look at each item. Discuss with your group which living things perform these functions.
• If only plants perform this life function place the description under the title PLANTS.
• If only animals perform this life function, place the description under the
title ANIMALS.
• If both plants and animals perform this life function, place the description under BOTH.

10. Station 6: Function Junction Cont.
Record:
3. Once all the descriptions have been sorted look at your results and answer the
questions on your student lab sheet.
Clean Up:
• When finished place all the cards as well as the titles back in the plastic bag.
Extra Time:
• Work on your word search puzzle until time is called to rotate stations.

11. Station 7: The Mystery Find
Directions: 1. Take a moment and read the story “The Mystery Find.” Record: 2. Once everyone in your group has finished reading the story, discuss the questions and record your answers on your student lab sheet. Extra Time: Work on your word search puzzle until time is called to rotate stations.

12. Station 8: Cute but Confusing!
Directions: 1. Look at the pictures of objects that are not living. You will notice that on them are drawings of human-like faces and expressions. 2. These same pictures were given to young children who were in kindergarten and 1st grade. When asked which objects were living and which ones were not living, many of the children said all of the objects were living! Record: 3. Write a short explanation for a 1st grader explaining why these pictures are not living even though they look like they are. Be descriptive, creative, and informative using language and terms that would keep a child’s attention. Use words they would understand. Include characteristics and functions of living organisms in your explanation.

13. What do living things need to survive?
Do Now- Day 2
What do living things need to survive?

14. Do Now- Trio
List 2 behaviors you can do to show that you are engaging with the guest speaker.

15. Do Now- Day 3
List 3 characteristics that all living organisms share.

16. How did scientist discover cells?
Do Now
How did scientist discover cells?

17. Cell Theory
-The first theory was proposed by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann and consisted of three primary points.
-Our modern cell theory added two additional points.
-Cell Theory is used in almost all sciences:
biological sciences
Chemistry
physiology
medicine
The points of Cell Theory are known as the characteristics of life.

18. CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE
All living things perform the following life functions in one way or another:
Grow and Develop – animals grow from birth, plants grow from seeds; requires nutrients .
Use Energy – food, oxygen as fuel sources for animals; sunlight, carbon dioxide for plants.
Reproduce – animals and plants “make copies” of themselves.
Get rid of waste – excretion of food not absorbed, exhaling, sweating; plants give off oxygen.
React to changes in the environment – responding to something external, by moving, growing in the direction of, shivering, loosing leaves, changing shape, etc.