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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT demonstrate basic mastery of fundamental science skills by earning an 80% (37/46) or better on the FSS Unit Quiz
- Warm up: What do biologists study? (Answer in one or two COMPLETE sentences in your notebook) [3]
- Go over FSS Pre-Test [10]
- FSS Unit Quiz (EXAM MODE) [45]
- Turn in quiz AND Seed Germination Lab [~2]
- Start It’s Alive! paragraph [~15]
It’s Alive! Directions
- Look around the room or use your imagination to come up with an object that you believe is a living thing.
- Write a six or seven-sentence paragraph on a separate sheet of paper explaining what characteristics or features make this thing qualify as being a living thing that is currently alive
- Guiding questions: Does this thing respond to events in its environment? How? Does/can it change over time? How? Does it move? How? What’s going on inside this this thing/what’s it made of?
HOMEWORK: Finish It’s Alive! paragraph
TOMORROW: Biological levels of organization
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:
- Objective: SWBAT demonstrate basic mastery of fundamental science skills by earning a 90% (56/62) or better on the FSS Unit Test
- Warm up: What do biologists study? (Answer in one or two COMPLETE sentences in your notebook) [3]
- Work on Seed Germination Lab experiments in your teams (adjustments to setup, data collection) [15]
- FSS Unit Test [30]
- Work on It’s Alive stories (due Friday) [10]
- Check graphing practice HW [~5]
It’s Alive! Instructions
- Write a short story (1 page) on a separate sheet of paper about
someone discovering a thing that they believe is alive. As the story
unfolds, be sure to describe/explain what characteristics or features
make your main character(s) (the discoverer) believe this thing
qualifies as being a living thing that is currently alive
- Guiding questions: Does this thing respond to events in its
environment? How? Does/can it change over time? How? Does it move? How?
What’s going on inside this this thing/what’s it made of?
HOMEWORK: Finish It’s Alive stories
TOMORROW: Seed Germ. Lab Cont’d, Biological Levels of Organization
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