August 24 (A Day), August 25 (B Day)

Objective: Students will become acquainted with classroom rules and procedures in order to become successful in Biology class this year.

Students will also describe the characteristics of life in order to classify an unknown item as living or nonliving.


Warm Up: What is Science? What is Biology?

VOCABULARY:
analysis
centi
conclusion
control


Classwork:
1. Think, Pair, and Share: What characteristics do all living things share?
2. Classroom discussion about warm-up
3. Explanation of classroom rules and procedures
4. Presentation Pro Chapter 1A – “It’s Alive” (2 minutes)
5. Students are to complete “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)
6. Students will assume the role of a scientist that needs to determine whether “the blob” is a living or nonliving thing. Students are to justify their position in a 1-2 paragraph brief constructed response using the characteristics of life terminology
7. Review “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)

CLOSURE:
Students are to provide 2 examples of how organisms maintain homeostasis.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
Get school supplies

HOMEWORK DUE
None

HANDOUTS
Student Information, Parent Contact, BEE Book, To Live or Not to Live