BiologySCIENCE!

Who are you? Wed., Aug 19Obj: 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”

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 Each day a new team will share the

truths and lies and the class will try to figure them out

Cup ChallengeTo 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 S – 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 21OBJ: 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 BeansProblem: 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 ______________.

OBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve problems

Procedure 1. 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 BeanDay Da

y Day

Water only

Vinegar water

Variables define in journal Independent variable

Dependent variable

Constant

Control

Hypothesis

Warmup Monday Aug 24Obj: 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?

Page 4

Let’s Go Fishing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBtrj

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Aug 26Warm-up Convert the following temperatures into

Fahrenheit (yes, you may use your phone as a calculator!)

T (F)= (9/5 * T (C)) +32

30°C = _______°F3°C=________°F

Metric Units Length – meter – m Volume – liter – L Mass – gram – g Temperature – Celsius - C

Journal QUIZ Friday 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 27Obj: 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 OlympicsObj: SWBAT use the metric system to determine distances, mass, and volume.

1. teams 2. each member estimates 3. Then completes event 4. record data 5. go back to seats 6. find differences 7. bar graph of differences 8. compare differences to teammates 9. write conclusion

Warmup Friday Aug 28 What does the term hyperactive

mean?

What 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

3) 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&2Table of contents

Fold paper in half, then half again

Content page #

POSTER PROJECTWhy study biology???Biology is all around us, from finding resources to sustain a growing population to limiting the use of bio-warfare.

Your assignmentYou 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

problemGive examples of how the solutions will

helpDraw 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? 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 Pretest – all in correct class!

Safety contract Cover page Fake journal Homework Metric conversions Bio vocab Journal quiz

Wednesday, Sept 2Warm-up page 5If 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:

Grade One good thing One thing that needs work

WarmupThursday, 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 Even page A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V 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