State Standard: Classification of Organisms Standard #1: Classify organisms into the currently recognized kingdoms according to characteristics that they share. Be familiar with organisms from each kingdom.
Major Learning Targets: -I can identify the characteristics of living things -I can differentiate between living and nonliving things -I can identify the needs of living things
Important Concepts: -There are characteristics that all living things share. Are made of cells Energy Use Response to surroundings Growth and Development Reproduction
-Life comes from life
-Needs of living things Water Food Living Space Stable internal conditions
Assessments and Projects in Addition to Weekly Test Bread Mold Lab and report- Is Bread Mold Alive??
Virus Analysis: Read and form an opinion on whether it should be considered an organism. Defend with evidence.
Important Skills Developed: Implementing the inquiry and experimentation process How to write a lab report How to make quality qualitative observations How to write an effective procedure
Book Resources: Prentice Hall Life Science Chapter 2 Sec 1 What is Life? Pg 34-40
Classification of Organisms
Standard #1: Classify organisms into the currently recognized kingdoms according to characteristics that they share. Be familiar with organisms from each kingdom.
Major Learning Targets:
-I can identify the characteristics of living things
-I can differentiate between living and nonliving things
-I can identify the needs of living things
Important Concepts:
-There are characteristics that all living things share.
Are made of cells
Energy Use
Response to surroundings
Growth and Development
Reproduction
-Life comes from life
-Needs of living things
Water
Food
Living Space
Stable internal conditions
Assessments and Projects in Addition to Weekly Test
Bread Mold Lab and report- Is Bread Mold Alive??
Virus Analysis: Read and form an opinion on whether it should be considered an organism. Defend with evidence.
Important Skills Developed:
Implementing the inquiry and experimentation process
How to write a lab report
How to make quality qualitative observations
How to write an effective procedure
Book Resources:
Prentice Hall Life Science
Chapter 2
Sec 1 What is Life? Pg 34-40
Web Resources:
Kids Biology-Characteristics of Living things
__http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/characteristics_life/characteristics_of_life_what_is_life_1.php__
Is it alive?
Video with checklist
__http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/tdc02_vid_alive/__
Discovery Ed Classification Clip
__http://spsma.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/902F8724-B78E-4E18-9D24-A5E6B4D743B4__
Cornell Time Lapse Videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/CUPlantPathPhotoLab