What is Life?
Investigation 1
Targets Investigation 1
1. I can explain the differences between
living, nonliving, and dead.
What is Life?
Observe the activities in the Petri dish.
Fill in your handout
Characteristics of Living Things
Sorting Living/Nonliving Cards
Living
Nonliving
Undecided
Miniponds
We will be looking at many different types
of living organisms. It is important to
provide each of them with an appropriate
habitat. Some of them are small aquatic
organisms. We need to put together a
Minipond habitat now so it will be nicely
aged and ready in a couple of weeks when
it is time to start work with aquatic
organisms.
Online – Living or Nonliving
http://www.fossweb.com/delegate/ssi-fossucm/Contribution%20Folders/FOSS/multimedia_ms_1E/DiversityofLife/menu.html
Go to the lab: Living or Non-Living Game
Prepare Minipond
1. Place the dry leaves (no green leaves) and
pebbles you brought from home in a
container. (Use a Ziploc bag to bring the
materials.)
2. Add filtered water.
3. Write the period on blue tape.
Characteristics of Living Things
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Moves
Exchanges gases
Responds to the environment
Reproduces
Needs food (energy)
Removes waste
Grows
Needs water
Made of cells
Has DNA
Vocabulary Lesson 1
Organism
Any living thing – plant, animal, or other
Dormant
• Some things do not show evidence of life until
they are placed in the right environment.
• Dormant organisms are alive, but inactive.
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Dead
Things are dead if they were alive at one
time but no longer are. Animals that have
died, and leaves that have fallen off trees
are all dead materials
Is Anything Alive in Here?
Five Materials Datasheet
Five Materials Conclusion
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Materials
Red sand
Yeast
Polyacrylate crystals
Radish seeds
Brine shrimp eggs
Liquids
1. Sugar Water
2. Salt water
3. Water
Five Materials Conclusion
Reading Lesson 1
Life on Earth pages 21-23
Living or Nonliving