Class Agenda Week of 9 Aug – 13 Aug 2010 Name:______
Agenda collected on Monday 8/19 (10 pts) Date: ______Period:_____
Class website with study materials and other resources: www.marric.us/teaching
Monday 8/9/10
No School – Teacher Preparation
Tuesday 8/10/10
No School – Teacher classroom preparation
Wednesday 8/11/10 No School – Teacher meetings
Thursday 8/12/10 – Per 1-6 Introductions – Roll and seat assignments
Class Syllabus Overview
Weekly agenda/bell ringer
Science and Personal Interests Survey
Folder procedures
HW: Review with Parents/Guardians Weekly Agenda – and class syllabus with acknowledgement signed due Friday 8/13
Friday 8/13/10 – Per 1-6
- Collect HW
- Check out books ?
- Ch. 1 Scientific Methods – Paired reading and Sci Notebooks
- Understanding Variables (collect)
HW: The Scientific Method-Ant Problem due Monday (5 pts) Study for Quiz – complete Ch 1 SciNotebook due on Tuesday
Parents/Guardian –
à I have reviewed my child’s activities and homework for the week of 8/9/10 – 8/13/10.
à I understand that is important for me to make sure that my child is studying to be prepared for the quiz on Monday 8/16 and has completed all assignments this week.
Parent/Guardian Printed Name Signature Date
Bell Ringers: Week of 9 Aug – 13 Aug 2010
Bell ringers are graded activities meant to be completed in the first five minutes of class while I am taking roll and attending to other necessary administrative duties. Points are earned by answering the questions using complete sentences. If the answer itself is wrong when you are asked to explain your answer I will be able to understand better your thinking process and you may still earn full credit. Misunderstandings are explained and discussed on Wednesdays when we review our quiz results. Points are assigned for independent work, complete sentences, and thoughtful responses.
Monday – no class
Tuesday – no class
Wednesday– no class
Thursday
What about the skeleton in the photo on your syllabus reminds you of a living thing? What about the skeleton reminds you of a nonliving thing?
Friday
Are flames alive? Explain you answer including characteristics of living things.
Name:______Date:______Period:______
Unit 1 Quiz 1
Number the levels of the organization of living things from 1 through 6 to put them in order from simplest to most complex.
______organs
______cell
______biosphere
______organ system
______organism
______tissues
7. Biology is the study of ______things and the environment.
8. People who study biology are called ______
Match terms (below) with definitions
______/ 9. a procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions______/ 10. in an experiment, the group that is the standard against which results are compared
______/ 11. the factor that results from or depends on changes to the independent variable
______/ 12. the condition being changed by the scientist
______/ 13. a testable explanation of a situation
______/ 14. the factor that remains fixed in an experiment
______/ 15. information gained from observation
______/ 16. in an experiment, the group that is exposed to the factor being tested
· constant/control factors
· experiment
· hypothesis
· dependent variable
· control group
· independent variable
· experimental group
· data
Extra Credit
Smithers thinks that a special juice will increase the productivity of workers. He creates two groups of 50 workers each and assigns each group the same task (in this case, they're supposed to staple a set of papers). Group A is given the special juice to drink while they work. Group B is not given the special juice. After an hour, Smithers counts how many stacks of papers each group has made. Group A made 1,587 stacks, Group B made 2,113 stacks. / Identify the:1. Control Group
2. Independent Variable
3. Dependent Variable
4. What should Smithers' conclusion be?
5. How could this experiment be improved?
Name:______Date:______Period:______
Unit 1 Quiz 1 Retake
Number the levels of the organization of living things from 1 through 6 to put them in order from simplest to most complex.
______tissues
______cell
______organ system
______biosphere
______organism
______organs
7. Biology is the study of ______things and the environment.
8. People who study biology are called ______
match terms (below) with definitions
______/ 9. the factor that remains fixed in an experiment______/ 10. in an experiment, the group that is the standard against which results are compared
______/ 11. a testable explanation of a situation
______/ 12. in an experiment, the group that is exposed to the factor being tested
______/ 13. the factor that results from or depends on changes to the independent variable
______/ 14. a procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions
______/ 15. information gained from observation
______/ 16. the condition being changed by the scientist
experimental group
independent variable
experiment
hypothesis
data constant/control factors
control group
dependent variable