https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1 This lesson can be used as a beginner lesson to life science. It gives students a basic understanding of living vs non-living things. en-us 2021-06-07 02:24:44 UTC 2025-12-04 18:25:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f98b.png templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588762942 This google slide presentation gives an introduction to Unit 1 - Organization of Living Things. In this presentation, you will find the 7 specific characteristics that categorizes something as living. ]]> 2021-06-07 02:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588762942 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588810234 How do we group or classify things as living or non-living? What characteristics makes an organism "living"? Watch this short video to explore the 7 characteristics that classifies an organism living.]]> 2021-06-07 02:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588810234 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588832345 All living things are composed up of one or more cells. (unicellular vs multicellular)

Cells are the smallest, basic building  blocks to all living things. 

If you click on the link below, you will be able to compare the size of a cell to different things such as a coffee bean all the way to a carbon atom. ]]> 2021-06-07 03:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588832345 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588852479 All living organisms can sense change in their environment and respond to that change. 

A stimulus is a change that affects the activity of the organism. 

Example: Watch the video below to see the how the touch of an insect triggers the Venus' flytrap to close its leaves quickly as an example of responding to stimuli. ]]> 2021-06-07 03:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588852479 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588860059 A simple definition for homeostasis is maintaining a stable environment. All living things maintain homeostasis. 

For example, your body maintains a constant temperature. When you get hot, you sweat. When you get cold, you shiver. Explore the link to learn more about homeostasis.]]> 2021-06-07 03:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588860059 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588875083 To reproduce means to make more! Reproducing is what keeps the world living! Animals reproduce, humans reproduce, even plants reproduce! There are two different types of reproduction that we will cover during our genetics unit: asexual and sexual reproduction. In the picture you will also see bacteria reproducing. ]]> 2021-06-07 03:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588875083 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588881869 DNA is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid! In science, you will use this word a lot! 

When organisms reproduce, they pass copies of their DNA to their offspring. This makes every individual unique. 

There is a video on the link below that shows how DNA is used to make up organisms.]]> 2021-06-07 03:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588881869 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588883251 Organisms use energy to carry out the activities of life. 

These activities include making food, breaking food down, moving materials into and out of cells, and building cells. 

We will cover this when we discuss cellular processes.

]]> 2021-06-07 03:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588883251 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588884375 Growth is the increases and size of the organism. Development involves the transformation of the organism as it goes through the growth process. 

Recall how a baby grows and develops into a full grown adult. ]]> 2021-06-07 03:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588884375 templeh https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588886906 Take a try at this quick quiz that covers living vs non-living things. Good luck!!!!]]> 2021-06-07 03:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/templeh/unit1part1/wish/1588886906