August 26 (A Day) and August 27 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the characteristics of life in order to classify an unknown item as living or nonliving.

WARM-UP: What is science? What is biology?

VOCABULARY:
assumption
bias
control group
controlled experiment
dependent variable

CLASSWORK:
1. Think, Pair, and Share: What characteristics do all living things share?
2. Classroom discussion about warm-up
3. Presentation Pro Chapter 1A – “It’s Alive” (2 minutes)
4. Students are to complete “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)
5. Review “To Live or Not To Live” (Student Resource Book)

CLOSURE
Review Activity

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
Get school supplies

HOMEWORK DUE
None

HANDOUTS
Student Information, BEE Book, To Live or Not to Live

ANNOUNCEMENTS
NONE