totb (taking care of business)

• You need: spiral notebook, “Variables” HW handout• DUE: Safety agreement & syllabus• Today: Field lab inquiry – living vs. non-living• HW: Vocab (due Wed/Quiz Wed), MI test

Field LabObserving living and non-living things

Field Lab• You will select objects outside

that are considered alive (3) and others that are not alive (3) – cannot be man-made • Draw a sketch of each –

1. first draw a full-size sketch2. Then draw a close up of any

detail that helped you draw the conclusion that it is either alive or not

Day 1

Field Lab•Living or non-living? How did you decide?

Day 2

Field Lab•Living or non-living? How did you decide?

Day 2

Field LabWhat are the Characteristics of Life

Day 3

Field LabWhat are the Characteristics of Life

Make a Poster• What is it made of?• Does it use energy? What form of energy

does it use?• Describe how it grows & develops• Does it adapt? Give an example of how.• Does it respond to stimuli? Give an example

of how.• Does it maintain homeostasis? Give an

example of how.

non-Living• Made of wood/fibers/nuts/bolts*• Has potential energy due to gravity• It can only grow if more parts are added or

develop when assembled from its parts*• An example of an adaption is to make it into a

recliner or roller chair*• An example of a response to a stimulus is if it

creaks or scoots back when I sit on it*• An example of how it maintains balance or

homeostasis is ________________.

* These are all man-made

Living• Made of cells• Uses energy through

photosynthesis• It can grow and develop• An example of an adaption is thorns• An example of a response to a

stimulus is phototropism• It maintains homeostasis by closing

the stomata to prevent water loss.