Topic/Concept: Introduction to Biology- 7 Characteristics of Life: GRROUCH

Biology/Ms. Mezzetti

Performance  Identify the characteristics of life Materials Needed:  Create a poster making analogies for each characteristic Objectives:  Work cooperative with a partner and in a team  Activity directions and rubric SWBAT:  Explain their analogies and why they feel each analogy  Poster paper represents the characteristic  Scissors  Magazines  Glue stick  Markers Language Define: analogy; give an example of an analogy  Colored pencils Objectives

Warm-up What determines if something is living or non-living?

Procedure 1. Review warm up question 2. Video: Characteristics of Life 3. Brainstorm characteristics of life together with class 4. Notes: Chapter 1 PPT-Themes of biology and the characteristics of life-GRROUCH 5. Activity: Read directions to class; show where materials are 6. Explain class procedures-return all materials, clean tables and put stools under benches before returning to their seats. 7. Students work in pairs and in teams at the lab benches.

8. Visit each table and help students who struggle with the task and finding analogies for each of the characteristics.

Assessment/ Each pair of students explain their analogies to the other pair of Other Resources students at the tables and to the class if time. Wrap up Textbook: Modern Biology 2002

Independent Read Modern Biology Chapter 1-2: Characteristics of Life Learning/ Homework Summary Students work in partners and teams producing a poster that depicts Additional Notes: the 7 characteristics of life.

Instruction September 7-14, 2012 Date