Central Bucks School District



Name ____________________________________ Date _____________ Period ______Visualizing the Characteristics ofLiving Things PosterBackground: From our Cells Unit, we have been learning about the characteristics necessary for life. The seven 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 characteristics2. List the six characteristics of living things3. Draw or find pictures that represent each of the seven characteristics (this means that you should have at least seven pictures!)4. Make the title large and legible “The Characteristics of Living Things”5. Write your name, date and periodThese are the seven easily observable characteristics of living things: Adapted to environmentgrowth and developmentresponse to stimuli (reacts to changes in the environment)reproductionuse of energycellular structure (having cells)Characteristics of Living Things Poster RubricPoint Value1234TotalPictures x 2 0-1 colored pictures2-3 colored pictures4-5 colored pictures6 colored picturesRelevance of pictures x 2 0-1 characteristics of life appropriately represented2-3 characteristics of life appropriately represented4-5 characteristics of life appropriately represented6 characteristics of life appropriately representedExplanation of characteristics x 2 0-1 accurate explanations represented2-3 accurate explanations represented4-5 accurate explanations represented6 accurate explanations representedTotal _________/ 24 Characteristics ofLiving Things PosterThis is an example of what your poster should have on it. It does not have to be formatted this way. You can design the poster any way you like as long as it has all of the elements of the project. Growth and DevelopmentPictureExplain why the picture shows this characteristicResponse to stimuli (reacts to changes in the environment)PictureExplain why the picture shows this characteristicReproductionPictureExplain why the picture shows this characteristicUse of EnergyPictureExplain why the picture shows this characteristicCellular Structure (having cells)PictureExplain why the picture shows this characteristicAdapted to environmentPictureExplain why the picture shows this characteristic ................
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