Patterns of Living things 1.2

Title: Signs of Life

Author: Carla Cota        

Subject: Bio

Grade: 6

Week: Nov. 27, 29

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Ch. 4, lesson 2

Unit theme:

  "same"

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

  main Ideas:

All living things share certian chacteristics.

Plants and animals are living things. 

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Dead: no longr having the signs of life

Living: having the signs of Life

nonliving; having never been alive 

Stage 1:

Getting Started:

Write the headings: Dea, living, nonliving on the board. have student name items in the class room that would fall under each heading. then ask them how they know whether an object is living, was once alive, or was never alive.  

Stage 2:

  Have students read pg. 63 at home or on class.

Stage 3:

  Follow-up: have students look over magazines of animals, plants, and inanimate objects. Have them classify  the pictures as non-living, living and dea and make a collage of these images. 

Homework: No homework in this class?

Assessments: (attach/link copies)

__ Group assessment

__ Observation of process/student work

__ Self-assessment by student

__ Teacher generated assignment

__ Written project

__ Test/Quiz

__ Other: ____________________________________