Warm-up 1/24/12 Teach the Teacher: Who are you rooting for in the super bowl, or favorite sports team, or best party ordure. Tell me two things that are important for learning?
Feb 09, 2016
Warm-up 1/24/12Teach the Teacher: Who are you
rooting for in the super bowl, or favorite sports team, or best party ordure.
Tell me two things that are important for learning?
Learning Target Learning Target: Determine if an
object is living based on characteristics of life
identify the components of an experiment
Apply the steps of the scientific method to an everyday problem
SafetySuccess Love and
Belonging Freedom and
IndependenceFun and Enjoyment Valued Purpose
The Six Keys for Human needs
Science, Biology, and Life
What is science? In latin= knowledge In dictionary.com= systematic
knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
Biology book= is a body of knowledge based on the study of nature
Science is… Creative Unbiased observations
Unbiased: free from prejudice or favoritism
Fact vs. opinion Developing theories
through experimentation (pseudoscience: astrology)
Science is...(continued)Expanding scientific
knowledge Challenging accepted theories Testing ClaimsUndergoes peer reviewUses Latin and the Metric
System
What is Biology? In Greek= bio=life,
logos=studyBook=science of life
Aka knowledge of life From how life formed,
studying diversity, how life continues, everything
What do Biologists do? Study the diversity of life
Animal behaviorEcologists
Research DiseaseDevelop Technologies
Technology=the application of scientific knowledge to solve human needs and to extend capabilities
Prosthetic legs, mechanical hearts, etc. Improve agriculture Preserve the environment
Trash Bball Rules: 1. must pick up your
own trash ball 2. no throwing at other people
unless I tell you can 3. must make a certain
number of baskets to win
Living or Nonliving?
Living or Nonliving?
Living or Nonliving?
Living or Nonliving?
Living or Nonliving?
Living or Nonliving? virus
Living or Nonliving? DNA
Living or Nonliving?
Living or Nonliving?
Living or Nonliving?
To be alive these 8 characteristics must exist:
Made of one or more cellsDisplays organization
Must have a form, can’t be like the wind
Grows and developsReproduces
Responds to stimuliStimuli= something causes a
reaction Requires energy Maintains homeostasisAdaptations evolve over time
Scientific MethodAsk a Question/determine a
purpose Comes from observing
Form a hypothesis=educated guess
Collect data
Control group=the group not receiving the factor being tested, nothing is done to this group
Independent variable=one part of an experiment that can change, determines the outcome
Dependent variable= factor being measured in a controlled experiment
Analyze the DataGraphs, tables, charts, etc.
Report Conclusion
Procedure1. Get into partners2. One person wears strings like
handcuffs (horizontally).3. Other person wears hands
cuffs, but vertically and sting is between the first person’s string and body
4. Figure out how to untangle the string.
Intro Scientific Method String Lab
Identify the independent and dependent variables.
2) What was the control used in your experiment?
3) Give two examples of hypothesizes that could have been used to solve the problem.