Students will use a list of items to look for characteristics that would identity them as living or non-living.
In their small groups, students will use a list of items to look for characteristics that would identity them as living or non-living. They will generalize the minimum necessary requirements for life and organize the list of items using a Venn diagram. This Venn diagram will help show the relationship between the concepts of alive, non-alive, and dead.
Familiarity with vocabulary used with characteristics of life found in the Life Process Notes PowerPoint presentation and Needs of Life PowerPoint presentation. If students have never used a Venn Diagram, they may need a short demonstration
Students may need to decide on some rules, such as "does the item need to move by itself to qualify as 'moving'."
Scoring guide:
Come to a consensus as a class using the overhead sheet to take notes on the class's results.
Lesson Design by Jordan School District Teachers and Staff.