Warm Up Skills
Living or Nonliving?
CER
Characteristics of Living Things
Random
100
Where in a word do you find a prefix?
At the beginning
100
An easy way to tell that something is living is that is has what?
Cells
100
How many sentences are in a claim?
One Sentence
100
Is it possible for a living thing not to grow? Why or why not?
No, because all living things grow. If it does not grow, it is not alive.
100
What does the prefix MULTI mean?
Many
200
What does the prefix Aqua- mean?
Water
200
Is this a picture of something that is made of cells? How do you know? 
Yes, because it is living.
200
"I think that my dad is an alien."
Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?
Claim
200
Give me two examples of how an organism can excrete waste
Breathing, sneezing, coughing, urinating, defecating
200
What does the prefix UNI mean?
One
300
What is the most popular candy?
Caramel
300
How many characteristics of living things does something have to have or do to be considered living?
All of them
300
"The dog is burying the collar."
Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?
Evidence
300
What does the word "respire" mean?
To breathe
300
Explain what is the difference between Unicellular and Multicellular
Unicellular is something with only one cell. Multicellular has many cells.
400
What are the labels on the X axis and on the Y axis? (Bonus points for identifying which axis is which)
X Axis - Flavor
Y Axis - Number of Students
400
Your classmate asks if a Tesla is considered a living thing because it can move on its own. Are they correct? Why or why not?
No, because even though they move, they do not have EVERY characteristic of living things.
400
"The dog is guilty because he buried the collar and bribed the owner."
Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?
Reasoning
400
Name 4 of the 7 characteristics of living things. (MRSGREN)
Moves on their own, Reproduces, Senses the Environment, Grows, Respires, Excretes waste, Needs Nutrition
400
What is the difference between "dead" and "nonliving"
Something that is dead was once alive. Something that is nonliving was never alive.
500
What color is the motorcycle? 
White
500
How many cells does something need to be considered living?
One
500
"Slim Jim stole the painting because he has a red shirt and red fibers were on the broken window."
Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?
Reasoning
500
Give me an example of what it means to sense the environment
Shivering, sweating, pain, etc.
500
The Sun is made of Helium, Hydrogen and other trace elements. These are atoms. What does this mean about the Sun?
it is nonliving