Observing the Characteristics of Life
Observing the Characteristics of Life
Observing the Characteristics of Life
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Name<br />
Date<br />
<strong>Observing</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Characteristics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong><br />
In this activity, you’ll identify observable characteristics <strong>of</strong> life in videos <strong>of</strong> various organisms and<br />
describe those characteristics.<br />
Review – Search <strong>the</strong> web and choose six (6) <strong>of</strong> your favorite characteristics <strong>of</strong> living things<br />
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6.<br />
Visit SFES 5 th Grade SCIENCE Learning Websites (<strong>Characteristics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong>) and use <strong>the</strong> links to watch <strong>the</strong>se videos:<br />
Category Answer question about video What characteristic <strong>of</strong> life is shown in<br />
this video?<br />
C. elegans<br />
(Caenorhabditis elegans)<br />
What are C. elegans?<br />
____________________________<br />
Video: Moving C. elegans<br />
Sea Urchins (1)<br />
(Lytechinus pictus)<br />
Video: Sea urchin cell division<br />
Sea Urchins (2)<br />
(Lytechinus pictus)<br />
Video: Sea urchin fertilization<br />
Blood Cells<br />
Video: Human white blood cells<br />
Cellular Structure and Function<br />
Video: Elodea leaf cells<br />
What do Sea Urchins live?<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
What do you witness in this<br />
video?<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
What do red blood cells do?<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
Are all living things made <strong>of</strong> cells?<br />
____________________________
Stem Cells<br />
Videos: Compare Mouse<br />
embryonic stem cells—movie 1<br />
with Heart cells grown from<br />
mouse embryonic stem cells—<br />
movie 1<br />
Cell Motility<br />
Video: Crawling Amoeba<br />
What are stem cells?<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
Where does <strong>the</strong> basis for all cell<br />
movement arise?<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
Zebrafish<br />
(Danio rerio)<br />
Video: Zebrafish development<br />
When do zebra fish breed?<br />
____________________________<br />
____________________________<br />
When you finish show your work to your teacher and you may <strong>the</strong>n play one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se games:<br />
PBS Classify <strong>Life</strong>: Fill out <strong>the</strong> chart below based on your classification<br />
organism Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species<br />
Bear<br />
orchid<br />
Sea Cucumber<br />
Animal Classification Game<br />
Mammal Reptile Insect Bird<br />
African Savannah<br />
North American Forest
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