Characteristics of Living Characteristics of Living Things Things

OBJ 1: Name and describe the 6 characteristics of living things.

Warm-up: You’re alive, right? Prove it! List 4 reasons you are indeed alive.

Homework: 1- Review all notes. Read pages 4-7. SitN #2 due 9/12. *SF questions due 9/10

Today is Day 1

AgendaAgenda

1. Characteristics of Life Challenge!

* What characteristics determine if you are living or non-living? (10 minutes. Discuss with a partner.)

2. Research in groups

3. Presentations. Draw! Get a piece of paper and divide into 6 sections. Draw a pictorial representation of each characteristic of life.

4. Conclusion: Name 3 characteristics of life.

Task: Make 2 lists; one, listing characteristics of the living and one, listing characteristics of the non-living.

Goal: To determine the *6 characteristics of living things.

Hint: try to answer…

• It may help to compare specific organisms. For example, a spider and a lion. What characteristics do these organisms share? How do you KNOW they are alive?

• Think of two things that are not living. How do you KNOW they are not alive?

The Challenge!The Challenge!

6 Characteristics 6 Characteristics • You will be divided into 6 groups.

• Research your characteristic via the web. You must use & provide the class with at least two credible sources and become an expert on your topic. Share your expertise with the class.

• In 10-15 minutes we will begin presentations.

• YOU are responsible for all that is said.

ConclusionConclusion

• Name 3 characteristics of living things.

Characteristics of Living Characteristics of Living Things Things

OBJ 1: See yesterday.

Warm-up: Is a rock alive? Why or why not?

Homework: *Possible QUIZ on OBJ 1

Today is Day 2

AgendaAgenda

• Finish presentations

• Notes

Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt-8gpsbMXE There are more actually. Pay attention to the following.

1. Living Things Have Cells1. Living Things Have Cells

• Unicellular organisms

• Multicellular organisms (can have specialized cells)

2. Living Things Sense & 2. Living Things Sense & Respond to ChangeRespond to Change

• Stimulus: a change in an organism ’s environment that affects the activity of that organism

• Chemicals, gravity, light, sound, taste

3. Homeostasis 3. Homeostasis

• Organism must maintain a stable internal environment to survive

• Sweating. . . shivering

4. Living Things Reproduce4. Living Things Reproduce• They need to keep making

themselves so they carry on the species!

• Asexual reproduction: Single parent produces offspring IDENTICAL to the parent.

• Sexual reproduction: Almost always requires 2 parents to produce characteristics of BOTH PARENTS.

5. Living Things Have DNA5. Living Things Have DNA

• Deoxribonucleic Acid = DNA

• It provides instructions for making proteins

• DNA = Heredity

6. Living Things Grow & 6. Living Things Grow & DevelopDevelop

• Single cell--> Cells grow larger

• Multicellular--> Grow by increasing the # of cells

• What is the difference between growth & development?

Apply it! Apply it!

• Why is a . . . . alive / non-living:

• Dog

• Mosquito

• Rock

• Water

• Algae

HINT: Youhave 6

reasons for

why/how living things are living. Use one!

ConclusionConclusion

• How do humans maintain homeostasis?

Characteristics of Living things

…

OBJ 2: OBJ 2: Explain why organisms Explain why organisms need food, water, air, & living need food, water, air, & living space space

OBJ 3: OBJ 3: Discuss how living Discuss how living things obtain what they needthings obtain what they need

Warm-up: Now Now that you know that you know the 6 the 6 characteristics of characteristics of life, what do you life, what do you think are an think are an organismorganism’’s s basic basic needsneeds??

Homework: Read Read textbook A pages 8-textbook A pages 8-9 and take notes.9 and take notes.

Today is Day 3

AgendaAgenda

• Quiz

• Review notes

• Presentations

Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt-8gpsbMXE There are more actually. Pay attention to the following.

Conclusion

• Describe what it means to be made up of cells.

What are the bare necessities of life?Warm-up:

Complete Section Review on page 9.

Homework: Read textbook pages 10-13 in textbook A. Take notes!OBJ : See yesterdayOBJ : See yesterday’’s objectives.s objectives.

Today is Day 4

To do• Presentations

• The Bare Necessities

• Notes

• How living things adapt: discussion

• Nature vs. nurture?

• Producers, consumers etc. activity explanation

The Bare Necessities of life Warm-up:

Finish answering SR questions on page 9. Take out SF Timelines.

Homework: 1- Bring in 2 nutrition labels 2- Bring in 1 picture of either a producer, consumer, decomposer OR scavenger.

OBJ : See previous objectives.OBJ : See previous objectives.

Today is Day 5

To do• Presentations

• The Bare Necessities

• Notes

• How living things adapt: discussion

• Nature vs. nurture?

• Producers, consumers etc. activity explanation

Bare Necessities

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcglnY_xGfc

What are the bare necessities to life? (what is the bare minimum an organism needs to live?

Does that change for humans?

Food

• Why do we need it?

Brainstorm

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

• What do these mean when it comes to living organisms?

Water

• Why do we need it?

Air

• Why do we need it?

Habitat

• Why do we need it?

How do living things adapt to…

Cold temperatures?Warm temperatures?(changes in the environment)Competition for resources- food/ water/ shelter? Mates?

Nature vs. Nurture

• We inherit characteristics from both our parents. Scientists continue to study whether or not we get our personalities from our parents. What do you think?

Conclusion

• How do producers, consumers, decomposers and scavengers help one another to achieve their bare necessities?

The Bare The Bare Necessities of lifeNecessities of life Warm-up:

none

Homework: 1- Be sure to review all of your notes- QUIZ is coming!

OBJ : See previous objectives.OBJ : See previous objectives.See objectives 1-3.

Today is Day 6

AgendaAgenda

• Research

• Categorize pictures

• Gallery walk

• Begin The Chemistry of Life introduction IF TIME!

• Begin homework

ResearchResearch

• See “Big Question” handout. Complete chart.

• Categorize each item your group members brought in, next discuss/ plan how each trophic contributes to the “bare necessities” of life.

TaskTask

ConclusionConclusion

1. Give an example of a producer, consumer, and decomposer.

2. What factors affect where a plant or animal lives?

Bare necessities 4Bare necessities 4Warm-up: Name the 5 molecules that create the “chemistry of life”.Homework: Create a Creature project. (I will explain/ review rubric.) Project due Thursday, Sept. 18th. Review pages 4-13.

See objectives 1-3.

Today is Day 7

Chemistry of Life

• Let’s begin!

To Do…• Explain your homework

• Finish research

• Posters= concept map:

• Create a Concept Map - Create a concept map of using the pictures you brought in!

• Use the following terms: Photosynthesis, producers, primary consumer(s), secondary consumer(s), tertiary consumer(s) (IF applicable) and decomposer.

• Gallery walk

Create a creature Project

• Zookeeper. You are a zookeeper creating a new exhibit. You must inform the visitors about your newly discovered animal.

• Make up an animal. Using EACH of the 6 characteristics of life & the 4 bare necessities, describe how the animal is alive & functions in the environment ...

See RUBRIC!!

Example

1. Name of your animal (and drawing)

2. Unicellular or multicellular?

3. How does it respond to its environment?

4. How does it reproduce?

5. How big does it grow? How does it develop into an adult?

6. What does it eat? (and how does it get its food?)

7. How does it use energy?

8. Where does it find water?

9. What does it breathe?

10.Where does it live? Describe its habitat.

But first…

• What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?

• See the following: http://www.flyingwild.org/documents/74.pdf

http://www.slideshare.net/sth215/producers-consumers-and-decomposers

conclusion

• What factors affect where a plant or animal lives?

The chemistry of life 1The chemistry of life 1

See objectives 1-3.

Warm-up: none

Homework: Creature project due 9/18. SitN #3 due 9/19. Review notes- QUEST on 9/18.

OBJ 4 : Compare and contrast the chemical building blocks of cells.

Today is Day 8

Agenda

• Continue research/ food web or food chain.

• Gallery walk- take notes

• Chemistry of Life

The The chemistrychemistry of life 2 of life 2

See objectives 1-3.

Warm-up: Answer these two questions.

Homework: 1. Creature project due ______. 2. TEST _______. Complete Ch. Review #1-12

OBJ 4 : Compare and contrast the chemical building blocks of cells.

Today is Day 9

Agenda

• Food web / food chain

• Gallery walk- take notes

• Chemistry of Life

So really, what is a cell?

• a membrane-covered structure that contians all of the materials necessary for life

• found in all organisms

• sometimes specialized for particular functions

Chemical Building Blocks

• Proteins- amino acids

• Carbohydrates (starch)- sugar

• Lipids- fats & oils

• Nucleic Acids (DNA) - nucleotides

• The cell’s fuel: ATP

Draw this chart in your notes

Carbohydrates

Proteins Lipids Nucleic Acids

Subunit Function in organismAt least 2 other facts

What you need

• Name of building block

• The subunit (it’s smallest unit)

• Its function in an organism

• Any other facts

Research-Focused Read Method

*You need a highlighter, a pen or pencil and your binder to take notes

1. See the following articles or site. http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_carbos.html

2. You will be a assigned a particular article to read. Once you’ve finished reading complete the chart in your notes.

3. Share your research with your group- you are responsible for all information shared!

4. At the end, we will review our findings!

Conclusion

• Based on what you know about carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins so far, why is it important for you to eat a balanced diet?

The Chemistry of Life 3OBJ 4: Compare and contrast the chemical

building blocks of cells.

OBJ 5: Explain the importance of ATP.

OBJ 6: Analyze nutrition labels according to the chemical building blocks of life.

TURN IN SF FINAL QUESTION!

Warm-up: Complete Section Review on textbook page 13. Check.

Homework: Creature projects due 18th. QUEST on 9/18 Science in the News #3 due 9/19..

Today is Day 10

To Do

• Finish Focused Read/ share research

• Review

• TIME PERMITTING: Read/ do QuickLab on page 11. Starch.

Research

Focused Read:

• continue reading articles

• share with your group

• begin filling in your chart

Conclusion

• What is the subunit of a carbohydrate? A protein? A lipid?

Chemistry of Life 4Warm-up: Turn in “Create a Creature” project- place in class bin.

Homework: Labels activity- I will explain!! Review notes- QUEST on Thurs. (9/18).

Objectives are the same.

Today is Day 11

To Do

• Wrap up research

• Class Share

• Building Blocks cheat sheet

• Notes

Homework Activity

• Using foods eaten either for lunch or dinner:

1- Identify your favorite items (top 3)

2- List their total carbohydrates, fats, proteins and calories per serving.

Carbohydrates• GRAMS

• Monosaccharide

• Group of compounds made of sugars

• Cells use carbs as a source of energy and for energy storage

• Simple (few sugar molecules) & complex carbs (many sugar molecules)

Proteins

• Amino acids (subunit)- GRAMS

• Almost all cell processes involve proteins (most abundant material in cells after water)

• Break down food into amino acids to supply to cells

• Help protect us, chemical reactions faster

Lipids• Fats & oils (subunits)- GRAMS

• Compounds that CANNOT mix with water

• Some store energy

• Stored as fat in animals. Oils in plants

• Phospholipds: molecules that form much of the cell membrane

Nucleic Acids

• Nucleotides (subunits)

• “blue prints of life”

• DNA is a nucleic acid. (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

• “Recipe Book for proteins”

ATP

• Adenosine Triphosphate

• Major fuel used for all cell activities that require energy

• When carbs &lipids are broken down, they release ATP

Conclusion

If you went to Mars, what kinds of evidence would you look for to prove that life once existed there? How could the discovery of nucleic or amino acids prove life existed on Mars?

Chemistry of Life 5Warm-up: Quiz ?!

Homework: Chapter Review. Review notes- QUEST on 9/18

Today is Day 12

• 1. What are the subunits of proteins?

• 2. Explain the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates.

• 3. Name 2 functions of lipids.

• 4. Are all proteins enzymes? Why or why not?

• 5. Name all 5 building blocks described in “The Chemistry of Life”.

Quiz

• Wrap up notes

• Nutrition Labels

• Demo

Agenda

• STARCH: Complex Carbohydrate

• Which food samples have starch?

• Iodine can tell us!

QuickLab: Starch Search

Starch Search

Hypothesize:

• Item A: characteristics

• Item B: characteristics

• Item C: characteristics

• Item D: characterisitics

Nutrition Labels

• Model: answer questions about labels.

• Possibly calculate energy. Need energy formula.

Nutrition LabelsProteins Carbohydrat

esLipids

Lacking Proteins

• Diseases like? You tell me!

Conclusion

• Where you surprised at which foods contained starch? Why or why not?

Chemistry of Life 6

Warm-up: More nutrition labels.Homework: Study!! TEST on 9/26 *Make sure you have 1 nutrition label each for meat, cereal and vegetable oil or shortening- due TUES.

Today is Day 13

Lacking Proteins

• Review labels

• Check Ch. Review

• Read through “Performance Based Assess”

• Questions?!

Conclusion

Chemistry of Life 6

Warm-up: Nutrition labels.Homework: Study!! TEST on 9/27 *Make sure you have 1 nutrition label each for meat, cereal and vegetable oil or shortening.

Today is Day 14

• Practice Handout

• Check Chapter Review

• Classwork practice

• Performance Based Assessment

Agenda

• 1. What are the subunits of proteins?

• 2. Explain the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates.

• 3. Name 2 functions of lipids.

• 4. Are all proteins enzymes? Why or why not?

• 5. Name all 5 building blocks described in “The Chemistry of Life”.

Classwork

Conclusion

Any last minute questions?!

TEST or QUEST Day

Warm-up: Wait for instructions!HW: Bring in labels for Performance Based Assessment

Today is Day 15

HW: Keep new text books at home. Read pages 4-8 and begin pages 9-15. *SF 5 testable questions with preferred question marked due 10/2. Diseases that lack protein- I will explain!!

TEST DayToday is Day 16

Agenda

• “Performance Based Assessment”

• Diseases that lack protein: your job is to research a disease whose cause is due to lack of protein. You must have 1 reliable source and be prepared to speak for 1-2 minutes. Presentation medium is your choice.

• Questions?!

Conclusion

Warm-up: Why can’t you use your teeth to breathe? Why can’t you use your arm muscles to digest food?

HW: Read through your notes from pages 4-8. Continue reading pages 9-15.

NOTE: List of 5 testable questions with ONE chosen question due 10/2

TEST Day Follow UpToday is Day 17

Agenda

• Re-examine text pages 4-15

• Microscope… maybe?!

You Tell Me

• Discovery of cells

• Cell Theory: 3 parts

• Cell Similarities

• Materials into and out of the cell requires…

• Benefits of being multicellular

• Kinds of cells

• 2 types: Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic

Conclusion

• Blood cells are completely different from bone cells. TRUE or FALSE

• Explain.