Science Article CELLS!

Your Science Article should be handwritten NEATLY or typed and shared with my pconsidine@pershing220.org account.  

 Follow these simple steps to make an A!
1) Summarize the article in 5-7 sentences (i.e. What is the article about?)
2) How does this affect us? (1 sentence min.)
3) Why is this important? (1 sentence min.)
4) How is this science related? (1 sentence min.)
5) Pick a science word and write its definition.  Use a dictionary or www.dictionary.com 
6) Draw a picture!
7) Make sure to include your source.  i.e. Where did you get your information from?  website url, magazine title and date, newspaper title and date

1. The facts about cells

 https://newsela.com/read/lib-facts-cells/id/36376/

2. History of the cell: Discovering the cell

https://newsela.com/read/natgeo-cell-discovery-history/id/50291/

3. All the cells in the human body

https://newsela.com/read/lib-human-cell-types/id/36622/

Chapter 8 Life's Structure and Classification: COMPUTER LAB

A. 

1. What is the Science of Life?
2. How do we know if something is alive?  i.e. What are the seven characteristics of living things?
3. What does excrete mean?  Use it in a sentence.


B.

1. Living things are made up of ______.
2. Are you a unicellular or multicellular organism?
3. What does it mean to reproduce?  What benefits does reproduction have on an individual?
4. How do you obtain energy each day?
5. How would describe homeostasis to a third grader?
6. Genes carry hereditary information on which double-stranded molecule?  What is an example of a trait that your parents have passed onto you?
7. What are four different ways that organisms respond to their environments?
8. What example does the video use to show Growth and Development?

C.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/cells/

Watch the brainpop video: Cells.  Take the quiz write the short answers in your notebooks.

Chapter 8 - The Study of Living Things and their Interactions in the Environment

Chapter 8 - The Study of Living Things and their Interactions in the Environment

Living things, or organisms, have an incredible amount of diversity.  Unicellular bacteria live in our intestines whereas multicellular blue whales swim in the oceans.  No matter the differences that separate the vast array of organisms, we share some common traits.

1) Living things are organized; the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life is a cell.

The single celled yeast, saccharomyces cerevisiae,  is used in baking bread.

Here is a picture of nearly a dozen Saccharomyces cerevisiae clumping together.  Each one of these is an organism.

The largest living reptile today is the saltwater crocodile.  An adult male can grow to the length of 9.0–5.5 m (13–18 ft) long. 

Crocodylus porosus

The saltwater crocodile is a multicellular organism made up of trillions of cells.

In this image, pig cells connect with each other to form tissue in the pig's nose.

Billions of cells working together are the basic unit of organization that gives form to the multicellular pig.

2) Living things grow and develop

Salmon eggs

Full grown adult salmon with eggs

3) Living things respond to a stimulus

4) Living things maintain homeostasis

5) Living things use energy

6) Living things reproduce

All living things need food, water and shelter

1) Living things need food

2) Living things need water

3) Living things need shelter