Hello science group
Last week we looked at these possibilities for life:
This is the solution I showed you last week and the candle flame we observed. Are they living?
Your Living List:
Living things can die
Living things reproduce
Living things grow
Living things change
Living things eat
Living things defend themselves
Living things have cells and organs
Living things have souls?
Your Not-Living List:
Non-Living things do not reproduce
Non-Living things do not die
Non-Living things do not move, unless caused to
Non-Living things do not grow
Non-Living things do not have cells
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Please explain (write in your journal AND if you like, post an email) why or why not they behave in one of the ways below by stating your answer like this:
“The solution is Living (or Non-Living) because________”.
“The flame is Living (or Non-Living) because________”.
2. HOW CAN YOU TEST YOUR ANSWER? Can you test for all the things on our lists? Do we need to adjust our definitions (lists)?
3. Make sure the above 2 lists are written in your journals as well as the assignment today please, and check the blog again by the weekend for more.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
FOR JANUARY 29
5 comments:
Well.... I think the fire is nonliving, despite the fact that it had 5 "living" characteristics. It also had 3 "non-living". But still... It has no organs or cells and it is in debate weather a fire dies or goes out.
Ben Dane
We feel that the fire is living. Although it has no cells or organs, the other characteristics point strongly to living. Fire is life. Just like water is to all who say it is non-living.
Pavel & Soleil
It's me Ben D again, just saying I think that I have another "living" trait ....
Living things are composed entirerly of organic matter.
But I also think fire is kind-of living.
ben d
If fire is living, and has no cells or organs, we should re-adjust our definition of Living, dont you think?
Jules
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