Exploring Characteristics of Living Things

The video tutorial guides students through a lab activity called 'Is it Alive? Characteristics of Living Things.' Students are instructed to access their Google Classroom to find the lab document, which contains a table with 15 items. For each item, students must write a description, determine if it is living, never living, or dead, and provide two to three pieces of evidence to support their conclusion. The video emphasizes the importance of accurate and specific descriptions, including details like color, size, movement, and texture. Students are encouraged to pause and rewind the video as needed to complete their observations.

What is the first step you need to take for this lab?

• Open your textbook

• Head to your Google Classroom

• Email your teacher

• Download a mobile app

What should you see in the document you open in Google Classroom?

• A table with numbers 1 through 15

• A video tutorial

• A list of questions

• A set of instructions

What are you required to do for each specimen?

• Draw a picture

• Create a presentation

• Write a description and classify it as living, never living, or dead

• Record a video

How many pieces of evidence should you provide for each specimen?

• One

• None

• Four to five

• Two to three

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic to observe?

• Sound

• Size

• Color

• Texture

What should you do if you need more time to type your observations?

• Skip the specimen

• Ask a friend

• Submit the document

• Pause the video

What is the classification for a specimen that was once alive but is no longer?

• Non-living

• Dead

• Never living

• Living

What should you do if you need to re-watch a part of the video?

• Rewind the video

• Ask the teacher

• Skip to the end

• Pause the video

How many specimens are you required to describe and classify?

• 20

• 10

• 12

• 15

What should you ensure about your descriptions and evidence?

• They are brief

• They are lengthy

• They are accurate and specific

• They are creative