11/4/13 49th Day of School Due Today: nothing Learning goal (7.L.1): I will be able to describe the characteristics all living things share. Due Today: nothing Evening Assignment: Finish Characteristics of Life foldable

Copy the assignments for the week into your agenda from Mrs Copy the assignments for the week into your agenda from Mrs. Eagle’s webpage. Do Now http://www.gcs.k12.nc.us/Page/2555

Watch and wonder Watch this video and answer on the slip of paper… What characteristics do all living things share? How are water, fire, and clouds different from life? Watch and wonder http://vimeo.com/15407847

What characteristics do all living things share? Are organized (cells, structures) Reproduce (pass on genetic material) Use energy Grow & develop Remove waste Regulate Internal Conditions (homeostasis) Respond to the environment Evolve Characteristics of Life http://becklespinax.blogspot.com/

Make a Characteristics of Life foldable On the OUTSIDE flap use the red as headings Organized Reproduce Use energy Grow and develop Remove waste Regulate Internal Conditions Respond Evolve On the INSIDE flaps Explain the heading in your own words Give an example of a specific organisms and that characteristic Resources: Textbook pages C9-11, C20-24, C27-31 http://infohost.nmt.edu/~klathrop/7characterisitcs_of_life.htm http://www.ck12.org/biology/Characteristics-of-Life/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life library.thinkquest.org/C003763/pdf/origin06.pdf Characteristics of Life Foldable

_____________________ Example Outside Flap All life is Organized Inside Flaps Living things are organized into structures (cells, organelles, tissues, etc.) that perform life functions. _____________________ For example, humans are made up of many cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems that help us use energy, remove waste, respond to the environments, and reproduce. Characteristics of Life Foldable

Evening Assignment Finish Characteristics of Life foldable Bring notecards Evening Assignment