Characteristics of Life | How do you know if something is alive?

Teach Characteristics of Life. It can be difficult to define what exactly specifies something as LIVING, but there are characteristics of life that can be explored!

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SCIENCE STANDARDS
NGSS
MS-LS1-1 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells. Emphasis is on developing evidence that living things are made of cells, distinguishing between living and non-living cells, and understanding that living things may be made of one cell or many and varied cells.

TEKS
SCI.7.12.C
Organisms and environments. The student knows that living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function. The student is expected to: recognize levels of organization in plants and animals, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms;
SCI.7.13.A
Organisms and environments. The student knows that a living organism must be able to maintain balance in stable internal conditions in response to external and internal stimuli. The student is expected to: investigate how organisms respond to external stimuli found in the environment such as phototropism and fight or flight; and

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