M4 Characteristics of Life Project Purpose: This project will help you to explore the world of Biology through the organisms that inhabit this world. There are Seven characteristics that all living organisms should possess in order to be considered living things. These seven characteristics will be your guide to understanding if your chosen organisms are indeed alive. Components: You will be graded on the following criteria: The quality of the information you gather by doing research. Your ability to present the information to the class. Creativity and Effort. What you need: Research- In this section, you are expected to search for factual information about your organism regarding the 7 Characteristics of Life. Your job is to see if your organism fulfills all of the qualities of that particular role. Example: “Organism- Human Being” and “Characteristic- Reproduction” Human beings fulfil the characteristic of reproduction because a male and female can create a baby via fertilization of the mother’s egg by a sperm cell. The baby is then carried by the mother for 9 months until she gives birth to a baby human being. This will be done for all seven characteristics and your findings will be presented to the class. After you have discovered evidence for or against all seven, you must then come to a conclusion of whether your organism can be considered living or nonliving. Presentation- you must create something to help you to present in front of the class. This can be a poster, a report, a PowerPoint, or anything else you can think of to give the presentation.
M4 Characteristics of Life Project Purpose: This project will help you to explore the world of Biology through the organisms that inhabit this world. There are Seven characteristics that all living organisms should possess in order to be considered living things. These seven characteristics will be your guide to understanding if your chosen organisms are indeed alive. Components: You will be graded on the following criteria: The quality of the information you gather by doing research. Your ability to present the information to the class. Creativity and Effort. What you need: Research- In this section, you are expected to search for factual information about your organism regarding the 7 Characteristics of Life. Your job is to see if your organism fulfills all of the qualities of that particular role. Example: “Organism- Human Being” and “Characteristic- Reproduction” Human beings fulfil the characteristic of reproduction because a male and female can create a baby via fertilization of the mother’s egg by a sperm cell. The baby is then carried by the mother for 9 months until she gives birth to a baby human being. This will be done for all seven characteristics and your findings will be presented to the class. After you have discovered evidence for or against all seven, you must then come to a conclusion of whether your organism can be considered living or nonliving. Presentation- you must create something to help you to present in front of the class. This can be a poster, a report, a PowerPoint, or anything else you can think of to give the presentation.