Biology
SCIENCE!
Who are you? Wed., Aug 19
Obj: SWBAT identify others in class by characteristics that are
similar and different to theirs
 Answer
the questions given to you at the
beginning of class on page 2 of “journal”
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What is your full name?
When is your birthday?
How many siblings do you have?
How many pets do you have?
Where is the most exotic place you have been?
Where is the most exotic place you want to go?
What movie do you really like?
What is your favorite song?
List 3 things you did this summer?
What did you want to do this summer but didn’t get to?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What is your favorite subject in school?
What is your least favorite subject in school?
List 3 words that describe you.
Tell me something else about you that wasn’t asked.
2 truths and 1 lie
 Using
the info you just wrote about, write
down 2 truths and 1 lie on the next page
(page 3) 5 minutes!
Share
 Share
with your team
 Who can get them all correct?
 Go in alphabetical order by 1st name
 10 minutes
We will share
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day a new team will share the truths
and lies and the class will try to figure
them out
Cup Challenge
To begin, set your cups up like
this
Next, using ONLY the
rubberband and string,
 move
the cups
from this
structure to a
pyramid with
three cups on
bottom, then
two cups then
one on top
Evidence:
 On
page 3 of your “journal” answer the
following
 Was your team successful in working
together to make the pyramid?
 Why or why not?
Objective: SWBAT explain what makes a class run smoothly
Warmup:
 Thinking
back to yesterday, what will be
necessary for this class to run smoothly?
 Write down 3 statements on page 3 in
journal.
Objective: SWBAT explain what makes a class run smoothly
Discuss:
 Random
picking on you based on sticks!
 Create list
You - Acrostic
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– silent
 A – approachable
 R – respectful
 A – academic
 H – helpful
 On the front page of your journal, create
an acrostic poem using your 1st name to
describe you
 Done? Draw 3+ pictures that represent
you
Share at your table
 Have
the youngest person talk first
 Objective:
SWBAT explain what makes a
class run smoothly
Alphabetical Class
 You
have 10 minutes to arrange
yourselves alphabetically
 How can we quantify this information?
Tally them up page 3 in journal
 A-E
 F-K
 L-Q
 R-T
 U-Z
Graph it
 Page
3 in journal
 Bar graph
Card tower
 Which
team can build the highest card
tower in 10 minutes without talking?
What does teamwork:
page 4 in jrl
 Look
like
Sound like
Warmup: Friday Aug 21
OBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve problems
 What
are the 5 steps in the scientific
method?
 Answer on page 4 in journal.
Acid Rain and Beans
 Problem:
How does acid rain affect
the growth of plants?
 Hypothesis: If I plant beans in 2
different cups, then the one I water
with vinegar water will
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OBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve
problems
Procedure
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Get cup and label with name and
EITHER: water OR acid
 2. Fill cup half way with soil.
 3. Get bean.
 4. Plant bean
 5. water cup with EITHER: water or acid
 6. Put plant into foil container
Growth of Bean
Day
Water
only
Vinegar
water
Day Day
Variables define in journal
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Independent variable
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Dependent variable
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Constant
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Control
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Hypothesis
Warmup Monday Aug 24
Obj: SWBAT use the scientific method to answer questions
 What
is the independent variable in the
acid rain experiment?
 Answer
on page 4
Pretest
Homework
 Assign
homework
 Teach how to do it
 Get started, due Friday
Warmup: Tuesday Aug 25
 What
is the DEPENDENT variable of the
acid rain experiment?
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4
Let’s Go Fishing!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBtrjf
ZoATg
Aug 26
Warm-up
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Convert the following temperatures into
Fahrenheit (yes, you may use your phone as a
calculator!)
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(F)= (9/5 * T (C)) +32
 30°C
= _______°F
 3°C=________°F
Metric Units
 Length
– meter – m
 Volume – liter – L
 Mass – gram – g
 Temperature – Celsius - C
Journal QUIZ Friday
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1) cover page – name, 3 descriptors, 3
pictures
2) questions
3) 2 truths and a lie
4) cup activity
5) expectations
6) safety sheet
7) lab
8) homework
Warm-up, Thursday, Aug 27
Obj: SWBAT use the metric system to
determine distances, mass, and volume.
 What
is the metric unit of measurement
for:
 A. Length?
 B. Mass?
 C. Volume?
 D. Temperature?
 Answer
all 4 questions!
What does biology mean?
SWBAT use prefixes and suffixes to find
the definition of scientific words.
 Today…
 Use
the prefix and suffix sheet to define
the words
 To turn in
Metric Olympics
Obj: SWBAT use the metric system to determine
distances, mass, and volume.
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teams
each member estimates
Then completes event
record data
go back to seats
find differences
bar graph of differences
compare differences to teammates
write conclusion
Warmup Friday Aug 28
 What
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does the term hyperactive mean?
does the term aqua-aerobics
mean?
Scientific method
 With
your team, Answer the questions and
be prepared to discuss with class
Journal Quiz
 Done
with quiz?
 1)Staple quiz to graph / conclusion
 2)Turn in
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turn in journal
 4) start numbering pages to NEW
JOURNAL (all fronts are odd, all backs are
even)
Monday Warmup
 List
5 areas in biology that are important in
the world today.
 Page
5 in NEW JOURNAL!!!
Page 1&2
Table
Fold
of contents
paper in half, then half
again
Content
page #
POSTER PROJECT
Why study biology???
Biology is all around us,
from finding resources to
sustain a growing
population to limiting
the use of bio-warfare.
Your assignment
You work for a poster
company that has
challenged its staff to
create the best poster
that explains how biology
is used every day to solve
real world problems.
You and you team are to do
the following:
Due end of period Tuesday
 Use
your textbook, internet, and library
books to
 Describe the problem, why is it so harmful?
 Detail how biologists are working on the
problem
 Give examples of how the solutions will
help
 Draw at least 3 pictures that show the
problem and solutions.
Tuesday, Sept 1
Warm-up page 5
 Which
of the following is a real-world
problem being solved by biologists?
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A. Cancer
B. AIDS
C. Emerging diseases
D. World hunger
E. They are all biological problems
F. None
Today:
 You
are working on poster
 2 points each
 Problem
 How are they working on it?
 What solutions are they coming up with?
 How do solutions help?
 Pictures
Grades
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Pretest – all in correct class!
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Safety contract
Cover page
Fake journal
Homework
Metric conversions
Bio vocab
Journal quiz
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Wednesday, Sept 2
Warm-up page 5
If
I have 100 centiliters, how
many liters do I have?
If I have 1000 milligrams,
how many grams do I
have?
15 minutes to finish poster
Peer evaluations
 As
a team, look at each poster.
 Decide what grade you would give them
and why
 ON post-it, write:
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Grade
One good thing
One thing that needs work
Warmup
Thursday, Sept 3
 What
are 3 characteristics of living things?
Card sort
 Journal
quiz
Journals
 Table
of contents
 Cover page
 glossary
Page 3 – COVER PAGE
 We
will come back to this!
Set up Glossary
 Odd
page
A B C
G H I
M N O
T U V
Even page
D E F
J K L
PQ R S
W X Y Z
The martian and the car
Jigsaw reading
 You
received a series of questions on a
colored sheet of paper.
 1. Get into colored groups
 2. Read selection instructed together
 3. Answer questions together (each write
on page 3 in journal
 4. Go back to original seats. Share
VERBALLY what you read, have others
take notes in journal