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
Unit 1 Quiz #1 - Monday August 16, 2010
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
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
Friday 8/13/10 – Per 1-6
______13. the condition being changed by the scientist
- Collect HW
- Check out books ?
______14. the factor that results from or depends on
- Ch. 1 Scientific Methods – Paired
changes to the independent variable
reading and Sci Notebooks
______15. information gained from observation
- Understanding Variables (collect)
HW: The Scientific Method-Ant
______16. a testable explanation of a situation
Problem due Monday (5 pts) Study for
A. constant/controlled factor
Quiz – complete Ch 1 SciNotebook
B. experimental group
due on Tuesday
C. independent variable
Parents/Guardian –
D. experiment
 I have reviewed my child’s activities and
E. control group
homework for the week of 8/9/10 –
F. dependent variable
8/13/10.
G. hypothesis
H. data
 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
______ 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