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• 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.