Visualizing
the Characteristics of
Living
Things Poster
Background: From our Cells
Unit, we have been learning about the characteristics necessary for life. The six
characteristics are broad enough to include the great diversity of life on
Earth, from the 2700 known bacterial species to the more than 1.5 million named
animal species!
Activity: You will create a
poster that represents the six characteristics of life. Listed below are the
items needed on your poster to obtain full credit. You will be graded using the
poster rubric. Remember – posters grab attention and are usually very
“eyecatching.” Ex.) Use color, be neat – use rulers when necessary, make your
poster balanced – watch your layout…spelling also counts!
*Items to display on your poster:
1. List and explain all of the 6
characteristics
2. Draw or find pictures that
represent each of the six characteristics (this means that you
should have at least six
pictures!)
3. Make the title large and legible
“The Characteristics of Living Things”
4. Write your name, date and period
on the backside of the poster.
These
are the six easily observable characteristics of living things:
1.
Adapted
to environment
2.
growth
and development
3.
response
to stimuli (reacts to changes in the environment)
4.
reproduction
5.
use
of energy
6.
cellular
structure (having cells)
Characteristics
of Living Things Poster Rubric
|
Point Value
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
|
Pictures x 2
|
0-1 colored
pictures
|
2-3 colored
pictures
|
4-5 colored
pictures
|
6 colored
pictures
|
|
|
Relevance of
pictures x 2
|
0-1
characteristics of life appropriately represented
|
2-3
characteristics of life appropriately represented
|
4-5 characteristics
of life appropriately represented
|
6 characteristics
of life appropriately represented
|
|
|
Explanation of
characteristics x 2
|
0-1 accurate
explanations represented
|
2-3 accurate
explanations represented
|
4-5 accurate
explanations represented
|
6 accurate
explanations represented
|
|
|
Eye catching,
color, neatness/appearance x 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Title x 2
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
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