Living Environment: Characteristics of living things

All living things share a set of unique characteristics and processes that define life. While reviewing basic laboratory and microscopy techniques, students will explore the similarity and differences between unicellular and multicellular organisms, and observe the characteristics shared among all living things. In this unit, students will begin writing scientific explanations using a claim, evidence, and reasoning framework.

This unit includes a performance task, supports for constructing scientific explanations, Regents-aligned questions, and is organized into inquiry-based 5E model plans.