1. Characteristics of Life

2. Bellwork
Write on your note-taker, characteristics that distinguishes a living thing from an inanimate object like a chair?

3. Think-Pair-Share
Compare the characteristics you listed with the person sitting next to you. Make adjustments in your list, if necessary Be ready to share with class
3. Think-pair-share
teacher presents a question
teacher gives wait time for student to form answer
teacher instructs students to share their answer with a partner
teacher calls on non-volunteers to share with the class P 3

4. Objectives Students will be able to List the characteristics of life
Distinguish between living and non-living things

5. Terminology
stimuli
homeostasis
biology

6. Discovery Lab Get into groups of 3-4
Go to Lab Station and complete Living/non- living activity provided in the handout
Record your answers on the handout

7. Identification of Living Things
Be ready to share with class
Identification of your object
Why you believe it is living or non-living based on the characteristics of life you constructed
What further questions need to be answered to support your conclusions?

8. Living things share the following characteristics
Shows Organization (e.g. composed of cells)
Reproduce
Based on a universal genetic code
Grow and develop
Obtain and use energy
Respond to external stimuli (signals the organism recognizes)
Maintain a stable internal environment- homeostasis
Change over time -evolution

9. Think-Pair-Share
Choose one of the characteristics listed on previous slide. Write on your note-taker whether you think that one characteristic alone means that something is a living organism? Explain Share with a partner.
3. Think-pair-share
teacher presents a question
teacher gives wait time for student to form answer
teacher instructs students to share their answer with a partner
teacher calls on non-volunteers to share with the class 3

10. Thumbs up –alive, Thumbs-down-not alive?
Thumbs up –alive, Thumbs-down-not alive
A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. A mule is sterile meaning that it cannot produce any offspring. Is it living or non-living?
1. Hand signals:
thumbs up or thumbs down to indicate agreement or disagreement
use fingers to indicate a number selection such as “Which is the correct solution one, two or three?”
teacher gives feedback to the students 10

11. Thumbs up-alive, Thumbs down-not alive?
Thumbs up-alive, Thumbs down-not alive
A fire requires fuel, and can get larger in size.
Is it alive?
1. Hand signals:
thumbs up or thumbs down to indicate agreement or disagreement
use fingers to indicate a number selection such as “Which is the correct solution one, two or three?”
teacher gives feedback to the students 11

12. Think-Pair-Share
Based on those two examples, what can you conclude about the characteristics of life. Share your ideas with a partner
3. Think-pair-share
teacher presents a question
teacher gives wait time for student to form answer
teacher instructs students to share their answer with a partner
teacher calls on non-volunteers to share with the class 3

13. Definition of Biology
The study of living things both in the laboratory and in their natural environment

14. 3 Minute Paper
You have three minutes on your note-taker to write down key points of today’s lesson.
Be ready to share
29. Minute paper or Quick Write
teacher provides a prompt from the lesson
students have one minute to write down a summary of the key points
students compare with a partner
teacher uses a strategy to check all 14