Class Agenda Week of 12 Aug – 14 Aug 2009
Name:______________________
Agenda collected on Tuesday 8/19 (10 pts)
Date: ___________Period:_____
Class website with study materials and other resources: www.marric.us/teaching
Monday 8/10/09
No School – Teacher Meetings
Unit 1 Quiz #1 - Tuesday August 18, 2009
Tuesday 8/11/09
No School – Teacher classroom
preparation
Wednesday 8/12/09 Late Start
Introductions – Roll and seat
assignments
Class Syllabus Overview
Weekly agenda/bell ringer
Science and Personal Interests Survey
Folder procedures
Book checkouts
HW: Review with Parents/Guardians
Weekly Agenda – and class syllabus
with acknowledgement signed due
Thursday 8/13
Thursday 8/13/09 – Per 1-6
- Collect HW
- Check out inclass books
- Ch. 1 Scientific Methods – Paired
reading and Sci Notebooks
- Understanding Variables (collect)
HW: The Scientific Method-Ant
Problem due Friday (5 pts)
Number the levels of the organization of living things from
1 through 6 to put them in order from simplest to most
complex.
______ organs ______organism ______ organ system
______ cell
______ tissues ______ biosphere
7. Biology is the study of ______________ things and the
environment.
8. People who study biology are called ______________
Using letters a – h 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. in an experiment, the group that is exposed to
the factor being tested
______12. the factor that remains fixed in an experiment
______13. the condition being changed by the scientist
______14. the factor that results from or depends on
changes to the independent variable
______15. information gained from observation
Friday 8/14/09 – Per 1-6
- Collect HW
______16. a testable explanation of a situation
- Ch 1 powerpoint (15 min)
- Ch 1 Paired Reading and Sci
A. constant/controlled factor
Notebook (15 pts)
B. experimental group
HW: Study for Quiz – complete Ch 1
C. independent variable
D. experiment
SciNotebook due on Monday
E. control group
Parents/Guardian –
F. dependent variable
 I have reviewed my child’s activities and
G. hypothesis
homework for the week of 8/12/09 –
H. data
8/14/09.
 I understand that is important for
me to make sure that my child is studying to be prepared for the quiz on Tuesday 8/18 and has
completed all assignments this week.
Parent/Guardian Printed Name
Signature
Date
Bell Ringers: Week of 10 Aug – 14 Aug 2009
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
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?
Thursday
If you see a magician seem to make a rabbit disappear, can you trust what you have observed? Explain
your answer.
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
______ biosphere
______organism
______ cell
______ organ system
______ 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
 hypothesis
 independent variable


constant/control
factors
experiment

dependent variable
 control group
 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