1. Period 3
Front of Class
Teacher
Desk
Front Table
Door
Jacob
Alexis
Ashton
Michelle
Matt 20 27 30 7 18
Jeremy 16
Coby
Ashley F.
Ethan
Nevaeh
Emma
Julian 6 23 9 26 1 12
Uli
Peter B.
James
Cailan
Lucas 3 22 2 11 5
Victor
Tommy
Olivia
Peter P.
Desiree 17
Alex 15
Sophia 14 10 19 25 24
Daniela .
Luke
John
Nautika 8 13 4 32
Colby .
Tristan .
Kristen
Shannon 28 29 31
Ashley N. 21 33
Door . .

2. Bellwork: 8/13 Happy Monday  Week 8/13-8/17
Turn in ONLY the signed page of the syllabus, take out binder w/4 dividers, & answer the following questions in your unit book…
Why is BIOLOGY important to study?
List one example of something that is LIVING and something that is NONLIVING.
What are some OBSERVATIONS that you have made about this classroom?

3. Objective
Students will begin to understand the different characteristics of life in preparation for the Living, Non- Living vs. Dead Lab tomorrow

4. Today: Discuss the definition of “Biology” “What is life?”
Practice: “Is Sammy Alive?”

5. Materials
Unit I Book
White Label
Binder & 4 Dividers

6. Homework
None 
Late Credit: binder, dividers, & syllabus signature

7. Biology Binder
On the white label write your name, “period 3”. & the # that was next to your name on the seating chart
Example on board
Place on the binding of the binder
4 dividers
Labeled ”Quarter 1”, “Quarter 2”, “Quarter 3”, ”Quarter 4”
You can decorate your binder however you would like 

8. Unit 1: Intro to Biology

9. Part1: Characteristics of Life

10. Biology
The study of living organisms

11. Vocabulary
Homeostasis: regulation of an organism’s internal environment
Biotic: living things (fungi, animals, plants)
Abiotic: non-living things (soil, water, air, rocks)
Observation: data that is measured, collected or perceived or noticed

13. The Definition of “Life”…
Defining “life” is a very difficult task
Scientists don’t all agree on a common list of the characteristics of life

14. Characteristics of Life
For #4, list what you believe are some characteristics of living things.

15. Characteristics of Life

16. Examples Breathes Produces waste Inhales & Exhales Moves
Responds to stimuli
Needs food & water
Maintains homeostasis
Grows
Has cells
Has atoms
Dies
Thinks
Reproduces
Genetic material
Gives off energy
Takes in nutrients

17. Characteristics of Life
Made of cells & has orderly structure
Uses energy & has metabolism
Grows and develops
Maintains homeostasis
Responds to stimuli
Reproduces
Contains universal genetic code
Changes over time - evolution

18. Thumbs up = Alive Thumbs down = Not alive
A mule is a cross between a horse & a donkey. A mule is sterile meaning that it cannot produce offspring. Is a mule alive?

19. Thumbs up = Alive Thumbs down = Not alive
A fire uses energy and can get larger in size. Is it alive?

20. Think!
Based on those two examples, what can you conclude about the characteristics of life?

21. Is Sammy Alive?