• As each picture is revealed, you will move to the “yes” or “no” side of the classroom.

• You will “pair up” with someone else on the same side and do a Timed-Pair-Share for 15 seconds each.

• Partner with the birthday closest to Christmas begins.

• Partner explains why they thought the object was/was not a living thing.

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All are Living Organisms!

• The diversity of life on Earth is incredible. As different as living things can be, however, they all have some things in common.

• What do you think the “characteristics of life” are?– Think about the earthworm and mealworm

you observed, think about yourself, and think about the pictures you just studied. What characteristics do they share-what makes them “alive”?

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• Work with FACE partner.

• Begin with Partner B.

• Share one thing that you think all living things share in common.

• Switch to Partner A and he or she shares one characteristic.

• Continue until all ideas are shared.

Check for Understanding

• Name 2 characteristics of life that were present in Sparky and how they were present.

• Which characteristic of life was missing in Sparky?