Characteristics of Living Things foldable

What do we all have in common?

How to make your foldable:The Diamond 4 Door1. Fold each corner of the square so that the opposite corners touch. When folded correctly, the paper will reveal an “X”.

2. Fold all of the corners of the square into the center of the X.

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On the first flap, write these words:The 6 Characteristics of Living Things

Underneath the flap, write: “All living organisms share the following

characteristics…”

Lastly, cut the remaining three flaps down the center (in this picture, on the dotted lines) toward the fold to reveal six smaller flaps.

Now that you have created six flaps, you will write one characteristic under each one and draw what it looks like on the outside of the flap

The 6 Characteristic

s of Living Things

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Flap #2

Flap #3

Flap #4

Flap #1

Here’s an example of what it should look like:

Flap # 1: Made of cells

• Unicellular (single-celled)• Multicellular (many cells)

Flap # 2: Adapts to Environment• Camouflage• New traits/behaviors• Variation

Flap # 3: Metabolism

• Use energy to perform complex tasks

Flap # 4: Responds to Environment

• This is called “homeostasis” • Stimulus (loud noise)

• Response (jump/flinch/run)

Flap # 5: Grow and develop

• Grow larger by cells multiplying in number• Development is change (tadpole to frog)

Flap # 6: Reproduce

• Make offspring• Sexually- mother and

father• Asexually- one parent

(offspring is identical to parent- clone)