September 10, 2015
Science Tuesday 9/8/15
Focus: What makes something
alive? What makes something a
living organism?
Warm-up / Homework Policy
Living Organisms VS Not a Living
Organism
The Martian and the Car Trial
Assignment: Quizlet Practice on 6
Characteristics and Living Organism
VS Not Living Organism
September 10, 2015
Essential Question: What makes something ALIVE?
What makes something a living
organism?
We will know we can answer these questions when we:
1. Know the 6 Characteristics all living things share
2. Know the definition of "living organism".
3. Can sort items into 2 categories: living and
nonliving
September 10, 2015
Take out your homework.
At the bottom of the page, explain why you chose the answers
you did for # 6 and 19.
#6 #19 Were there any others you had trouble with? Explain.
September 10, 2015
Answers for Examples of the 6 Characteristics of Life WKST
on page 10 in your interactive notebook.
1. F
2. D
3. C
4. E
5. B
6. A
7. E
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. F
12. B
13. A
14. D
15. C
16. E
17. F
18. B
19. A
20. C
21. D
22. F
23. A or E
24. B
September 10, 2015
We know the 6 Characteristics of Living Things.
So what does it mean to be a
LIVING ORGANISM?
An individual form of life composed of a single cell or
many cells that can carry out the various
characteristics of life.
Hey, look....the 6 Characteristics
of Living Organisms. We already
know those!
Add this to page 11
September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015
Partner A:
Read to fill in the Defense
Attorney's evidence list to
prove the car is alive.
Partner B:
Read to fill in the
Prosecuting Attorney's
evidence list to prove that
the car is NOT living.
Glue this and your purple homework paper
in on page 11 of your INB.
September 10, 2015
Essential Question: What makes something ALIVE?
What makes something a living
organism?
We will know we can answer these questions when we:
1. Know the 6 Characteristics all living things share
2. Know the definition of "living organism".
3. Can sort items into 2 categories: living and
nonliving
September 10, 2015
Science Wednesday
9/9/15
Focus: How do scientists create
efficient classification tools for all
living things? How do those
classification tools help us?
Finish Living Organism definition
Add and number pages in INB
Analyze classification tools
Assignment: Something In Common
WKST
Tree Review Game -extra
MAP - hours 2-3
September 10, 2015
Essential Question: How do scientists create efficient
classification tools for all living things?
How do those classification tools help us?
We will know we can answer these questions when we:
1. Can explain how different classification tools (tree, list)
are used to identify new organisms and show
relationships between living organisms.
2. Can create a dichotomous classification tree for a given
group of "organisms".
3. Can change a dichotomous tree into a dichotomous list.
4. Can read, use, and understand various classification tools.
September 10, 2015
Essential Question:
How do scientists create efficient classification tools
for all living things?
How do those classification tools help us?
All classification tools are
similar because:
Classification tools are
different because:
Page13 of
your INB
September 10, 2015
Look carefully at your group's example
classification tools. Record answers to
these questions in the notes section on
page 13.
How are these tools similar?
How are these tools different?
Are some easier to understand? Why?
September 10, 2015
Similarities
Differences
Based on your discussion, write a definition of classification in
your notes.
September 10, 2015
Similarities
-all tools show how ideas/
things are connected/related
-all tools go from general to
more specific details
Differences
-about different topics
-look physically different
-all tools have groups at the
beginning that are
somewhat alike and move
to smaller groups that are
very similar
Based on your discussion, write a definition of classification in
your notes.
September 10, 2015
Science Thursday
9/10/15
Focus: How do
scientists create
efficient classification
tools for all living
things? How do those
classification tools
help us?
Homework Check/
Warmup
Alien Taxonomy Activity
Assignment:
Classification Tree WKST
September 10, 2015
Essential Question: How do scientists create efficient
classification tools for all living things?
How do those classification tools help us?
We will know we can answer these questions when we:
1. Can explain how different classification tools (tree, list)
are used to identify new organisms and show
relationships between living organisms.
2. Can create a dichotomous classification tree for a given
group of "organisms".
3. Can change a dichotomous tree into a dichotomous list.
4. Can read, use, and understand various classification tools.
September 10, 2015
It's time to be an
ALIEN TAXONOMIST .
September 10, 2015
Science Friday
9/11/15
MAP - Hours 4 and 5
Class Hour 2 catches up today.