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Ck 12: Characteristics of Life Unit PlanCk 12: Characteristics of Life Unit Plan
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CK-12 Foundation
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5th - 9th
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Ck 12: Characteristics of Life

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[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Videos, texts, activities, and assessments about the factors that characterize living things.

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Concepts

cells, homeostasis, reproduction, characteristics of life

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alive, biotic, grows, growth, living, reproduce, respond, ck-12, ck12, ms-ls1-1, ohio 6.ls.1.a, response

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

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