August 26 (A day) August 27 (B day)

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. Presentation Pro Chapter 1A – “It’s Alive” (2 minutes)
4. Students are to complete “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)
5. Students will assume the role of a scientist that needs to determine whether “the blob” is a living or nonliving thing.
6. 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:
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BCR- Students are to justify their position in a 1-2 paragraph brief constructed response using the characteristics of life terminology


HOMEWORK DUE:
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