MONDAY: DO NOW
2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th Hour
 Copy the content and language objective
 Answer the questions in complete sentences
1. When using a microscope, which knob do you
use to get your slide “roughly” in focus?
2. What knob do you use to get your slide “finely”
focused?
3. What is the total magnification if the eyepiece is
10X and the objective lens is 10X.
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MONDAY: DO NOW
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1st and 3rd hour
Put the proper heading on your lab paper.
Title your lab: Microscope Lab (L001)
Copy the content and language objectives at the
top (in the “background” section)
Question: What does2nd______________________
, 4th, 6th, 7th
look like under a microscope?
Hypothesis: I think it looks like ____________,
because __________________
Constants: Time, temperature, light
Materials: Microscopes, slides, cover slips, water
TUESDAY: DO NOW
1st and 3rd Hour
 Copy the content and language objective
 Answer the questions in complete sentences
1. When using a microscope, which knob do you
use to get your slide “roughly” in focus?
2. What are two reasons we do not run in the lab?
3. What is the total magnification if the eyepiece is
10X and the objective lens is 40X?
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TUESDAY: DO NOW
2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th
 Put the proper heading on your lab paper.
1. Title: Microscope Lab (L001)
2. Copy the content and language objectives at the
top (in the “background” section)
3. Question: What does onion look like under a
microscope?
4. Hypothesis: I think it looks like little holes and
layers, because onions have layers, and you
might be able to see layers.
5. Constants: Time, temperature, light
6. Materials: Microscopes, slides, cover slips,
water
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Procedure: 1. Get a piece of onion. 2. Make a
slide from your onion. 3. Focus your microscope,
and make drawings under one magnification.
 Data: 1 drawing
 Conclusion: what did we learn?
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DRAWING IN LAB – MINI LESSON
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Look, Draw, Dark Lines, Erase, Detail, Color
Practice on the back of your microscope notes –
Each drawing needs magnification and a name
below it.
HOW TO LABEL DRAWINGS
LEAF DRAWING
EUGLENA 400X
LAB PARTNERS
DO NOW:
-COPY THE LANGUAGE AND CONTENT
OBJECTIVES
-ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN COMPLETE
SENTENCES:
1. WRITE A HYPOTHESIS FOR THE
FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHAT DOES MOLD
LOOK LIKE UNDER A MICROSCOPE? (HINT: I
THINK _______ BECAUSE ____________)
2. WHICH KNOB DO YOU USE TO GET
THE MICROSCOPE FINELY FOCUSED?
WHEN YOU FINISH, WORK ON YOUR STUDY
GUIDE (S002)
CUE WORDS: HELPS LINK INFORMATION
IN YOUR HEAD.
SUMMARY: MAKES IT INTO THE
SMALLEST, MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF
INFORMATION
HOW TO PUT A HEADING ON YOUR
PAPERS?
Your Number
Your First and Last Name
Due Date (31 Aug 2011)
Hour
Switzer
HOW TO PUT A HEADING ON YOUR PAPERS?
CBM NAME: C002 (MICROSCOPE CBM)
#523
Olive Skool
31 Aug 2011
5th Hour
Switzer
TEST TIPS:
Read the question, think of an answer before
selecting a choice.
 Read all answers carefully
 Eliminate answers you KNOW are wrong
 Go with your first “gut feeling”
 Skip a question if you’re stuck, and return to it
later
 Double check your answers when you’re finished
 Mark an answer for every question
 If you have no idea, then choose the longest
answer, or letter C
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DO NOW:
Copy the content and language objectives
 Answer in complete sentences:
1. Write a hypothesis for the following questions:
Which has bigger cells, a human or an onion?
2. What do you know that is one foot long? One
centimeter?
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When you finish, read the objectives on your “What
is Life Science” packet.
*Reminder: Progress Reports due today.
OPENING

Measure the width of your desk. How many
hands does it take?
MEASUREMENT

Why should the U.S. change to the metric system? Or
not?
MEASUREMENT
The Mars Climate
Orbiter (MCO)
In one of the all time great
engineering mistakes,
NASA’s partner, Lockheed
Martin, used English
Standard units, not the
metric units used by
NASA. The probe
eventually hit the Martian
atmosphere at the wrong
angle and burned up.
FRIDAY DO NOW:
Copy the content and language objectives
 Write your answers in complete sentences
1. What measuring system do scientists use when
they communicate with each other?
2. When scientists want to talk about a certain
species, how many names do they use?
3. What is the scientific name for humans?
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When you finish, get out your Cornell Notes.
THE METRIC SYSTEM IS BASED ON 10!
SI UNIT PREFIXES
G
M
k
hecto (h)
giga
mega
m
deka (da)
kilo
centi (c)
μ
n
deci (d)
Base
milli
Common Bases Include:
g = grams
m = meters
L = liters
s = seconds
ºC = degrees Celsius
micro
nano
METRIC MEASUREMENT:
I.
Almost all science uses the Metric System.
a. This system is based on multiples of 10.
METRIC MEASUREMENT:
Almost all science uses the Metric System.
a. This system is based on multiples of 10.
II. Length is measured in meters, decimeters,
centimeters, and millimeters.
a. One mm ≅ thickness of your fingernail
b. One cm ≅ width of your pinky finger
c. One dm ≅ width of your palm
d. One m ≅ height of a doorknob
III. Mass is measured in grams, decigrams,
milligrams, etc.
a. One gram ≅ one paper clip
b. One milligram ≅ 1/1000 of a paperclip
I.
METRIC MEASUREMENT:
Almost all science uses the Metric System.
a. This system is based on multiples of 10.
II. Length is measured in meters, decimeters,
centimeters, and millimeters.
a. One mm ≅ thickness of your fingernail
b. One cm ≅ width of your pinky finger
c. One dm ≅ width of your palm
d. One m ≅ height of a doorknob
III. Mass is measured in grams, decigrams,
milligrams, etc.
a. One gram ≅ one paper clip
b. One milligram ≅ 1/1000 of a paperclip
I.
METRIC MEASUREMENT:
Almost all science uses the Metric System.
a. This system is based on multiples of 10.
II. Length is measured in meters, decimeters,
centimeters, and millimeters.
a. One mm ≅ thickness of your fingernail
b. One cm ≅ width of your pinky finger
c. One dm ≅ width of your palm
d. One m ≅ height of a doorknob
III. Mass is measured in grams, decigrams,
milligrams, etc.
a. One gram ≅ one paper clip
b. One milligram ≅ 1/1000 of a paperclip
I.
PRACTICE! HOW LONG IS THE RED BOX
(NEAREST 0.1 CM)?
EXIT TICKET #1: HOW LONG IS THE BOX
(NEAREST 0.1 CM)?
EXIT TICKET #2: HOW LONG IS THE BOX
(NEAREST 0.1 CM)?
PRACTICE! HOW LONG IS THE BLUE BOX
(NEAREST MM)?
EXIT TICKET #3: HOW LONG IS THE BOX
(NEAREST MM)?
METRIC MEASUREMENT:
Almost all science uses the Metric System.
a. This system is based on multiples of 10.
II. Length is measured in meters, decimeters,
centimeters, and millimeters.
a. One mm ≅ thickness of your fingernail
b. One cm ≅ width of your pinky finger
c. One dm ≅ width of your palm
d. One m ≅ height of a doorknob
III. Mass is measured in grams, decigrams,
milligrams, etc.
a. One gram ≅ one paper clip
b. One milligram ≅ 1/1000 of a paperclip
I.
MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Name: Triple Beam Balance
Measurement: Determine the mass
Units: grams (g)
*IMPORTANT REMINDER!
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A triple beam balance has three separate lines (it’s like
adding three rulers together)-you must ADD each of
the lines together!
SCIENTIFIC NAMES
I. Scientific names are given to species so that all
scientists can communicate.
a. It has two words: a genus name and a species name
b. The first letter of the genus name is capitalized, and
the species is lowercase.
c. If you’re typing, you write the scientific name in
italics
d. Your scientific name is Homo sapiens.
SCIENTIFIC NAMES
I. Scientific names are given to species so that all
scientists can communicate.
a. It has two words: a genus name and a species name
b. The first letter of the genus name is capitalized, and
the species is lowercase.
c. If you’re typing, you write the scientific name in
italics
d. Your scientific name is Homo sapiens.
SCIENTIFIC NAMES
I. Scientific names are given to species so that all
scientists can communicate.
a. It has two words: a genus name and a species name
b. The first letter of the genus name is capitalized, and
the species is lowercase.
c. If you’re typing, you write the scientific name in
italics
d. Your scientific name is Homo sapiens.
HOMINID SPECIES
Homo
neanderthalensis
Ardipithecus
ramidus
Homo sapiens
SCIENTIFIC NAMES PRACTICE!
1.
Portabella mushrooms
1.
2.
3.
Genus: Agaricus
Species: bisporus
Scientific Name: Agaricus bisporus
SCIENTIFIC NAMES PRACTICE!
1.
Portabella mushrooms
1.
2.
3.
Genus: Agaricus
Species: bisporus
Scientific Name: Agaricus bisporus
SCIENTIFIC NAMES EXIT TICKET!
Exit Ticket #4: Navajo Tea
1. Genus: Thelesperma
2. Species: megapotamicum
What is the scientific name?
EXIT TICKET #5

A mountain lion is classified as genus, Puma, and
species, concolor. Write the scientific name of a
mountain lion.
EXIT TICKET #6

A Jackrabbit is classified as genus, Lepus, and
species, californicus. Write the scientific name of
a Jackrabbit.
WRITE CUE WORDS AND A SUMMARY FOR
YOUR NOTES.
Can you answer the key question in your
summary?
 How can scientists communicate with each other,
if they don’t speak the same language?
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If you finish early, study your Cornell Notes
CBM PERCENTAGES
13/10 = 100%
 10/10 = 100%
 9/10 = 90%
 8/10 = 80%
 7/10 = 70%
 6/10 = 60%
 5/10 = 50%
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Daubentonia madagascariensis
DO NOW:
Copy the content and language objectives onto
your Do Now paper
 Title your lab paper correctly (Due 8 Sept 2011)
 Copy the question and background for your hour
 Write a hypothesis (I think…because…)
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Write cue words and a summary for your notes
(N101) about metric measurement and scientific
names.
7TH HOUR
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Background: (copy this)
Foxtail barley: Hordeum jubatum
 Indian Sweetclover: Melilotus indicus
 You calculate an average by taking the sum of all
measurements divided by the total number of
measurements.
 The larger a sample size, the more reliable the
prediction
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Question: Which is taller? (Hordeum jubatum or
Melilotus indicus)
 Hypothesis: I think Hordeum jubatum is taller
because clover is usually small.
 Constants: Time of day and year, group of people
measuring, air temperature, humidity, weather
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7TH HOUR
Constants: Time of day and year, group of people
measuring, air temperature, humidity, weather
 Materials: Clipboards/books, lab groups, metric
rulers/meter sticks, lab handout, calculators, pencils
 Procedure: Find 5 examples of your plants.
Measure the plant height. One person will
measure, and the other will write data. Calculate
the average for your data. Make a bar graph of the
averages
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DATA:
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Table 1: plant heights
SCIENTIFIC NAMES PRACTICE!
1.
Portabella mushrooms
1.
2.
3.
Genus: Agaricus
Species: bisporus
Scientific Name: Agaricus bisporus
SCIENTIFIC NAMES PRACTICE
Practice
1. Genus: Thelesperma
2. Species: megapotamicum
What is the scientific name?
EXIT TICKET #1
1.
The roadrunner is classified as genus,
Geococcyx, and species californianus. What is
its scientific name?
EXIT TICKET#2

The prickly pear cactus in the southwestern U.S.
is classified as genus Opuntia and species,
chlorotica. How would you write its
scientific name?
EXIT TICKET #3

A Jackrabbit is classified as genus, Lepus, and
species, californicus. Write the scientific name of
a Jackrabbit.
PRACTICE! HOW LONG IS THE RED BOX
(NEAREST 0.1 CM)?
EXIT TICKET #4: HOW LONG IS THE BOX
(NEAREST 0.1 CM)?
EXIT TICKET #5: HOW LONG IS THE BOX
(NEAREST 0.1 CM)?
EXIT TICKET #6: HOW LONG IS THE BOX
(NEAREST MM)?
CALCULATE AVERAGES
Exit Ticket #7:
6, 8, 2, 1, 3
Exit Ticket #8
10cm, 5cm, 2cm, 5cm, 8cm
Exit Ticket #9:
2mm, 3mm, 2mm, 1mm
CALCULATE AVERAGES
Exit Ticket #7:
6, 8, 2, 1, 3
Exit Ticket #8
10cm, 5cm, 2cm, 5cm, 8cm
Exit Ticket #9:
2mm, 3mm, 2mm, 1mm
ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS
Melilotus indicus
DO NOW
Copy the language and content objectives
1. Calculate the averages for this table (just write
the answer—no need for complete sentences)
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Hordeum
jubatum
(mm)
Convolvulus
arvensis
(mm)
Height 1
40
3
Height 2
50
6
Height 3
40
8
Height 4
30
9
Height 5
35
4
Average
DO NOW (ANSWER)
Copy the language and content objectives
 Calculate the averages for this table (just write
the answer—no need for complete sentences)
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Hordeum
jubatum
(mm)
Convolvulus
arvensis
(mm)
Height 1
40
3
Height 2
50
6
Height 3
40
8
Height 4
30
9
Height 5
35
4
Average
39
6
DO NOW: THURSDAY
Copy the language and content objectives
Calculate the averages for the following numbers
(just write the answer—no need for complete
sentences)
#1: (5,7,9,3,4)
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#2:
(7,13,26,30)
When you finish, work on your lab (L101) graph
and conclusion.
Put a paper heading on the lab scoring page
DO NOW: FRIDAY
Copy the language and content objectives
Answer the following questions, using complete
sentences.
1. Why do scientists use scientific names?
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2.
Who has the most accurate and reliable data?
Sam measures rain 10 days; James measures
rain 360 days.
3.
Do you think a robot is alive? Why?
When you finish, open your packet to V101
VOCABULARY QUIZ: WRITE THE LETTER
THAT INDICATES THE CORRECT WORD
1. Living
A. Biotic
2. Maintaining internal conditions that
are different from the external
B. Abiotic
environment
3. Nonliving
C. Organism
4. The basic unit of all life
D. Cells
5. A trait that helps an organism
survive in its environment
E. Homeostasis
6. A living thing
F. Adaptation
MONDAY: DO NOW
Copy the content and language objectives.
 Answer the following questions in complete
sentences.
1. Is a human biotic or abiotic?
2. Is a rock biotic or abiotic?
3. What is the basic unit of all life?
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