Day 1: Objective 1: Students will specifically discuss the seven characteristics of life: Organism must be made of cells, have the ability to grow and develop, can respond and adapt to their environment, can reproduce and pass traits to offspring, can maintain homeostasis, can obtain and use energy (metabolism). 

Day 1: Objective 2: "Is it Alive?" Students will identify living and non-living (biotic and abiotic) things in their home. 

Day 2: Objective 3: "What are the parts of a cell?" Students will engage in a short cell play with each student being an organelle. They will help make the cell "work."  

Day 3: Objective 4: A Brief History of Cells and the Microscope 
Day 3: Objective 5: How use and name parts of the microscope 

Day 4: Objective 6: "How big are cells? Students will connect the concept of cells in relation to decimals and negative exponents. 

Day 5: Objective 7: Communicate and Express Scientific Thinking: Students will engage in class discussion and will express what they learned, still have questions about, and connections that were discovered. Extension activities will be provided for future exploration.

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 Informal student feedback will be provided during class discussions and following project presentations. Parents can request a summary of their child's performance following the 5 day course if desired.
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On day 4, we will watch an old IBM video from 1977 on exponents. (Despite its age, I still find it to be one of the best teaching videos I have ever seen to explain this concept.) This is the Youtube video link:  https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0