Warm-up
Use the same sheet that you used yesterday to do warm-up
Write today’s date (8/26) on your paper
1. If a chemical splashes in or eyes of on your skin, you
should flush immediately with running water from the
eyewash for at least
A. 10 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 20 minutes
D. 25 minutes
2. When trying to cool hot glassware you should
A. Put it in cold water
B. Set it aside and wait for it to cool
C. Hot glassware is not dangerous to use immediately after
heating
D. All of the above
REMINDERS
DON’T FORGET
-Return signed syllabus, safety contract, and
parent information sheet by Monday 8/31
-Quiz Friday 8/28: Rules and Procedures, lab
safety, STERNGRR
-Unit 1 Test Next Week
Is it alive?
 Observe the specimen on each table
 Write the name of the specimen
 Do you think it is living or nonliving? By non-living
we mean anything that was never alive.
 List one reason why you think the specimen was
either living or non living
 Answer the questions that follow
What Is Biology?
What is Biology?
A.
Biology= the study of life
Bio= life + -ology= the study of
B. Biologists organize living things into 6 groups called kingdoms.
There are currently six kingdoms
Kingdom
Example
Archaebacteria
Extremophile bacteria
Eubacteria
Typical bacteria
Protista
Seaweed, Amoeba, Slime Mold
Fungi
Yeast, Mushrooms
Plantae
Moss, Fern, Holly, Oak tree
Animalia
, Fish, Birds, Frogs, Humans
LIVING OR NONLIVING?
Biotic= living
-Made up of cells
Abiotic=Nonliving
-“A”= without
unicellular & multicellular
What are some examples of living and nonliving things?
How do you know something is alive?
There are 6 Characteristics of all living things:
Characteristics
of Life Video
1. Organization (The level of complexity)
Organism
Organ System
Organs
Tissues
Cells
Molecules
Atoms / Elements
STERNGRR
(life
processes)
starts
here!
6 Characteristics of all
Living Things
All living things are
made of cells.
i. One-celled
organism –
unicellular
ii. Many-celled
organism multicellular
6 Characteristics of all
Living Things
2. Energy Use /
Metabolism
Synthesis
Transport
Nutrition
Respiration
Synthesis =
to make
Transport =
to move
Nutrition =
food
Respiration
= to make
energy
An organisms’ chemical reactions are called its metabolism
Plants use light
energy of the sun to
SYNTHESIZE (make)
food
The blood is the
body’s TRANSPORT
system for moving
oxygen, nutrients and
wastes from one
place to another.
NUTRITION (food) is
needed by living
organisms so it can be
broken down
RESPIRATION is the process
used by a living organism to
break down food and produce
energy
6 Characteristics of all
Living Things
3. Reproduction
4. Growth and
Development
Reproduction =
to make more
individuals
Growth (and
Development)
= to get bigger
and change
REPRODUCTION occurs when
more individuals are
produced. Organisms
reproduce so to replace
themselves so the entire
species will survive.
GROWTH is getter larger
and development is
changing
6 Characteristics of all
Living Things
5. Respond to
stimuli
Regulation
6. Adjust to
environment
Excretion
Regulation
= to adjust
to changes
Excretion =
to get rid of
REGULATION includes
responding to stimuli and
making adjustments to
help maintain
homeostasis
EXCRETION helps an
organism to maintain
homeostasis by getting
rid of waste materials
Life Processes:
STERNGRR
 Synthesis – making materials
 Transport – moving materials
 Excretion – getting rid of wastes
 Respiration – gas exchange AND production of
energy (ATP)
 Nutrition – gaining and using energy from food
 Growth and Development – getting bigger and/or
changing
 Regulation – controlling internal processes
 Reproduction – producing new cells or new
organisms
Homeostasis
 Organisms carry out the STERNGRR
processes to maintain homeostasis
 Homeostasis= to maintain a stable
environment
Dead or Alive?
Remember,
Biotic= living
Abiotic= nonliving
Is Ebola a living thing?
How Did Ebola Evolve to Affect Humans?
Dead or Alive?
Ebola is a deadly VIRUS that is affecting people in
parts of Africa.
Viruses:
1. Have DNA..... but no cellular structure
2. Can reproduce.....but only with a host
3. Use energy.... but this comes from the host cell’s
machinery
So....is the Ebola virus a living thing? What do you
think?
UNIT 1 VOCABULARY
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Root
Stem
Leaf
Synthesis
Transport
Excretion
Respiration
Nutrition
Growth/development
Reproduction
Regulation
Homeostasis
Variable
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Independent/dependent
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Control
Experimental Group
Hypothesis
Data
Observation
Analysis
Biotic
Abiotic
Science
Biology
EXIT TICKET
Pick one of the 8 characteristics of
life and describe it in detail. Be sure
to provide an example to support
your answer. Complete sentences
only!!!
Warm-up: Check
yourself
1. List the life processes:
STERNGRR
2. What is the basic unit
of life?
Greenhouse Biology
Can You Spot the Scientific
Method?
Don’t Forget…
 Parent or guardian needs to review and sign the
syllabus and policies and procedures and
complete the information sheet (Due Monday
8/31)
 Materials needed by Monday
 SIGNED DOCUMENTS ARE FOR A QUIZ GRADE!!!!
 Sign up for Remind101 by Friday 8/28 for Extra
Credit
Quick Write
 Answer the following prompt in 4-5 complete sentences.
 There are areas on the planet that experience seasons when
water is overabundant, and times when there is not enough
water. Drought is when there is too little surface or ground
water. Drought can affect agriculture crops, and other plants
as land dries up, keeping them from growing. Describe one
way that you can save water that can be used when the
planet is experiencing a drought.
GUIDING QUESTIONS
 What is the method? What are the details?
 What materials are needed?
 Consider how much this method of saving water will cost?
 How easy or difficult it will be for people in less fortunate
countries to implement?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIet8eXDfBk
WHAT ARE ALL THE WAYS
THAT WATER IS
IMPORTANT TO US?
HOW DO WE CURRENTLY
TRY TO SAVE WATER?
OUR PLANET IS COVERED
BY WATER!
Freshwater vs. Saltwater
Remember, earth is
covered with 71% water
and the majority of that
is saltwater.
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
 An organized way to solve a
problem through
experimentation and observation
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
STEPS TO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
1. STATE THE PROBLEM
2. FORM A HYPOTHESIS (DO BACKGROUND
RESEARCH first!)
3. CREATE AND CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENT
4. OBSERVE AND RECORD DATA
5. ANALYZE AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS
6. COMMUNICATE RESULTS
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
1. STATE THE PROBLEM
Form a question about a specific event.
Example: Mouthwash kills bacteria.
Which brand works best?
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
 2. FORM A HYPOTHESIS
 DO BACKGROUND RESEARCH FIRST!!
Research the problem.
Example:
Read the labels of types of mouthwash.
Which has the most antiseptic (germkilling) ingredients?
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
2. FORM A HYPOTHESIS
 Make a testable educated prediction based on your
Research.
 A hypothesis can be recognized by an ?if, then?
Statement.
 Example: IF Listerine has more antiseptic ingredients than
Crest or the Wal-Mart brand, THEN it will kill more bacteria.
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
3. CREATE AND CONDUCT AN
EXPERIMENT
 Create a way to test your hypothesis.
-Create a CONTROLLED
experiment.
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
 A controlled experiment MUST have 2 groups.
CONTROL GROUP: all conditions remain the SAME! It
is a group you do not do anything to.
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP: a group or many groups
who you test. The experiment is performed on this
group.
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Establish the variables for your experiment.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: the variable that you
change or manipulate (X axis for graphing)
DEPENDENT VARIABLE: the change or result that
happens when the independent variable is used (Y
axis for graphing)
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD:
MOUTHWASH EXPERIMENT
REMEMBER OUR HYPOTHESIS: IF Listerine has more
antiseptic ingredients than Crest or the Wal-Mart brand,
THEN it will kill more bacteria.
Petri dish
Control Group- NO
mouthwash
Bacteria grown
from swab
Listerine
Experimental
Group
Crest Brand
Wal-Mart Brand
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD:
MOUTHWASH EXPERIMENT
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE:
Type of Mouthwash
DEPENDENT VARIABLE:
Amount of bacteria killed
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
4. OBSERVE AND RECORD DATA
Run the experiment & document the
data
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
5. ANALYZE AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS
Determine from the data collected if the
hypothesis was correct or incorrect.
EX: Listerine did kill more bacteria than the
other brands because it had more antiseptic
ingredients.
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
6. COMMUNICATE RESULTS
Share the results so the experiment can
be repeated.
SOLVING THE WORLD’S
DROUGHT PROBLEM…
PROBLEM;
RESEARCH:
HYPOTHESIS:
EXPERIMENT:
 IV:
 DV:
 CONTROL GROUP:
 EXPERIMENTAL GROUP:
 DATA:
 CONCLUSIONS:
CAN WE USE
OCEAN WATER
TO WATER
CROPS
INSTEAD OF
FRESH WATER??
PARTS OF A PLANT
HOMEWORK
 Conduct your own research on plants. Write
down three key facts about plants and plant
growth and be ready to share one of them with
the class tomorrow.
 Consider questions such as:
 What is needed for a seed to grow?
 Why are plants important to our ecosystem?
 What processes do plants carry out?
**These are questions to get you started, you should
also come up with your own!
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
VOCABULARY
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
OBSERVATION
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
ANALYSIS
CONTROL
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
HYPOTHESIS
DATA
VOCABULARY FOLDABLE
INSTRUCTIONS:
Write the vocabulary word on the
front of the foldable. On the inside
left write the definition of the term.
On the inside right write the
definition of the term IN YOUR OWN
WORDS!