Students Learn Lesson Students Do Lesson 1: What are An organism is a Develop a list of traits Organisms? complete living thing, common to all living An organism can be things. composed of one or Construct a working more cells. definition of the word “organism” All living organisms undergo the List some of the fundamental life physical processes: food characteristics of the getting, digestion, organisms shown on cellular respiration, the organism photo reproduction, cards. excretion, movement, Assign each organism response, and a genus and species circulation. name. Scientists name and Determine classify organisms for appropriate place for identification and each organism on the organizational class habitat poster. purposed. How to use a Lesson 2: The WOWBug: Learn the parts of a compound light Getting a Closer Look microscope and practice microscope. manipulating them to obtain the best image of That scientist specimens. communicates through scientific drawings that Measure the diameter of the incorporate clear field of view under different labels, magnification, magnifications. scale, and perspective. Learn how to handle, The WOWBug is a manipulate and recapture parasitic wasp, in size WORBUGS. between macroscopic Prepare dry mount slides of and microscopic. live WOWBUGS. Grooming is vitally Observe WOWBUG grooming important to all behavior. organisms for Draw, label, and measure a maintaining their WOWBUG, following specific bodies in prime guidelines for scientific condition. drawings. Lesson 3: Investigating Lumbriculus has a Observe, sketch, and measure Lumbriculus segmented body that a blackworm and compare its is similar to that of an structure to that of a related earthworm. organism. Blood pulsates though Measure and record the the dorsal blood average pulse rate of a vessels of Lumbriculus blackworm.
Students Learn Lesson Students Do An organism is a complete living thing, An organism can be composed of one or more cells. All living organisms undergo the fundamental life processes: food getting, digestion, cellular respiration, reproduction, excretion, movement, response, and circulation. Scientists name and classify organisms for identification and organizational purposed. Lesson 1: What are Organisms? Develop a list of traits common to all living things. Construct a working definition of the word “organism” List some of the physical characteristics of the organisms shown on the organism photo cards. Assign each organism a genus and species name. Determine appropriate place for each organism on the class habitat poster. How to use a compound light microscope. That scientist communicates through scientific drawings that incorporate clear labels, magnification, scale, and perspective. The WOWBug is a parasitic wasp, in size between macroscopic and microscopic. Grooming is vitally important to all organisms for maintaining their bodies in prime condition. Lesson 2: The WOWBug: Getting a Closer Look Learn the parts of a microscope and practice manipulating them to obtain the best image of specimens. Measure the diameter of the field of view under different magnifications. Learn how to handle, manipulate and recapture WORBUGS. Prepare dry mount slides of live WOWBUGS. Observe WOWBUG grooming behavior. Draw, label, and measure a WOWBUG, following specific guidelines for scientific drawings. Lumbriculus has a segmented body that is similar to that of an earthworm. Blood pulsates though the dorsal blood vessels of Lumbriculus Lesson 3: Investigating Lumbriculus Observe, sketch, and measure a blackworm and compare its structure to that of a related organism. Measure and record the average pulse rate of a blackworm.
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