Ch+1-2+Sci+of+Biology+&+Chem+of+Life+Intro

**UNIT 1: Chapters 1, 2.1-2.2**

 * Chapter 1: The Science of Biology**
 * Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life**

__II. Eligible Content__: The Science of Biology & The Chemistry of Life
Explain the characteristics common to all organisms. Scientific knowledge and skills associated with the Nature of Science Identify the three subabtomic particles found in atoms Explain how compounds are different from their component elements Describe how the unique properties of water support life on earth

__III. Big Ideas__**:**
What role does science play in the study of life? How do we know if something is alive? What are atoms made up of? How do compounds differ from the elements in them?

**__IV. Background Information:__**
N/A - This chapter is the intro to scientific thinking/methods, science in general

**__V. Acceptable Evidence:__**
Passing grade on unit assessment Clear understanding of the labs (Onion Conundrum, Ruler Drop Lab, Replicating Procedures) Passing grades on embedded assessments

**__VI. Sequence:__**
__Day 1: Introduction to Biology__ Hand out textbooks "Opener" - Flip through books & list topics that might be covered in the class Discuss topics picked out by students Go over journals - Table of contents page for each chapter; Will be turned in for a grade at the end of each chapter; Grade is based on organization, completeness, numbering pages, etc. Begin discussion on Onion Conundrum Lab Procedure for Lab Write Up


 * HW** - Read over lab safety rules & have parents sign lab contract in planners

__Day 2: The Scientific Method & Lab Safety__ Discussion of Lab Safety Rules & Regulations Opener: Students read It's about Inquiry Orange Book pg. 25-27. Ask 1. Why does a question need to be scientifically testable? 2. Create a concept map from Figure 1.10 The process of inquiry. 3. What makes the design of an investigation useful and valid? Opener question: What is science, observation, and the scientific method? How do you think you could measure a person's reaction time using a ruler?

Introduce the ruler lab, but don't give specifics to how it will be done. Ask students to drop the ruler with their partner catching it (without them having the paper or specific procedure). Write down the class meaurements on the board (should be a wide variety of measures). Then talk about some things that can specified about the procedure for it to be a better experiment. This introduces the scientific method for the students. Now give brief notes on the method and then perform ruler drop lab. Scientific Method Notes Notesheet for students

Additional worksheet designed by Susanne summarizing scientific method in a flow chart Here is the filled in flow chart above for teacher reference

Ruler Drop Lab

Make sure students take day 2 onion measurements at some point
 * HW** - Scientific Method Worksheet [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Sci Method WS.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/Sci Method WS.doc|Sci Method WS.doc]]

__Day 3: Science in Context OPener Orange Text: pg.29-31 Observations Leading to Discoveries__ Review the scientific method (using Onion Conundrum lab as example) Openr Orange book students read pg 29-31 Observations leading to Discoveries. Use the Main Idea Reading Statagy. 1. Have students identify the information which is LEAST relavant in helping us understand the main idea. 2.Which idea BEST develops the main idea? 3.Which information BEST supports the main idea? 4. What is the MAIN idea of this selection? Students think of their own everyday problem using Sci Method Teacher can also do a demo (egg in a bottle, etc.) & have students go through sci method of demo Scientific Attitudes - Students fill in 1st column, then show ppt which also explains scientific theory & bias Make sure students take day 3 onion measurements at some point __Day 4: Science Skills - Review of Scientific Method; Pre-Assessment of Graphing__ Review Activity - Inquiry into Scientific Thinking (Replicating procedures)
 * HW** (or CW depending on time) - Workbook Section 1.2 [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/WB 1.2.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/WB 1.2.doc|WB 1.2.doc]]

Review Activity & Intro to Graphing (What do they already know?) - Based on pictures in textbook on pages 5 - 7. At the end of WS a set of sample data is included for students to graph to see how much students know about creating their own graph.

Make sure students take day 4 onion measurements at some point

__Day 5: Science Skills - Graphing & Diagrams__; __Completion of Onion Lab__ Go over WS from yesterday - Scientific Methodology Review. You can have students get into groups and whiteboard their graphs and have all groups show their boards at the same time to see what things every group did in their graph, what did some groups include and others leave out, what sort of things does the class thing should be included in every graph?

Go over how to construct data tables & graphs For reference/reading Appendix A pages 1 - 3 Worksheets on graphing & data tables

Take last day measurements of Onion lab; Clean up lab.


 * HW** - Complete Onion Lab graphing

__Day 6: Graphing Practice and Onion Lab Results__ Opener - What hypothesis was being tested in the onion lab?

Discuss results from onion lab - Have students whiteboard results (graphs) & discuss overall results/analysis questions as a class; After the class discussion students can then answer the analysis questions and hand their labs in.

Students can begin homework assignment on graphing practice depending on time leftover.
 * HW** - Graphing Activity Worksheet [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Graphing Activity.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/Graphing Activity.doc|Graphing Activity.doc]]

__Day 7: Characteristics of Living Things__ Opener: Lesson Grabber 1.3  OR In pairs or small groups have students brainstorm about what makes something alive Put students into 8 groups; Each group will be assigned 1 of the 8 characteristics of living things found on page 13 - 15 in book or in this pdf document of the book pages Each group will make a poster of their characteristic with pictures/notes about that characteristic Posters are presented to class

Teacher presents notes for each characteristic __Day 8: Characteristics of Living Things, con't.__ Opener: Discuss some students examples done for HW Continue with PPT of characteristics from yesterday When finished, point out connection of the big themes in biology being based around these characteristics; refer to pages 16 - 17 in book Complete Workbook pages 7 - 9 (Review of Section 1.3)
 * ALT** - Instead of posters each group can create a "leaf" for the Inspired Shape Tree described on page 3 of the text; on the front of each leaf is the characteristic then on the back can go a brief description and a picture and the tree can be assembled and posted in the classroom if desired.
 * Note for teacher: This PPT is very long & should be edited before use***
 * HW** - Pick any living thing & explain three characteristics of living things displayed by that organism

__Day 9: The Nature of Matter__ Opener: What's the Matter? Teacher shows PPT with notes on THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
 * HW** - Build Vocabulary Activity Study Workbook B pgs 14 - 15 (leave out Visuals chart on bottom of 15) [[file:2.1 WB.doc]][[file:Build An Atom 2.docx]][[file:PostLab.docx]]

__Day 10: Properties of Water__ Opener: Visuals PPT to be completed on bottom of Workbook page 15 Students should copy questions from ppt onto the chart on the WB page & then use pictures/background knowledge to try to answer the questions as best they can.

Review HW from night before: The Nature of Matter Build Vocabulary pg. 14 and 15 Study Workbook B. Reading:Earth-Like Planet sparks new hope for life in universe Complete notes on the properties of Water with note sheet


 * HW:** Workbook pages [[file:2.2 Water WB.doc]]

Not for Fall of 2011 but it has been discussed to include pH in this chemistry unit. Here is one of the worksheets designed by Suzanne - this is meant to be more for reference & information purposes (not much that the kids need to actually do or fill out) __Day 11: Review of Chapter 1 Concepts__ Feel free to review in any way that is needed for the class. There are sever worksheets below to aid in reviewing concepts. Reading: A good way to help the planet Chapter 1: Page 23 - 24 in text "Check Understanding" Chapter 1: What I Learned Summary Sheet Standardized Test Prep: Photocopy pages 11 - 12 in Workbook B Chapter 1 Vocabulary Review WS

Chapter 2: What I Learned Summary Sheet (only 1st two boxes are relevant)

__Day 11: Chapter 1 Assessment__ Test on Chapter 1 concepts

__Teacher Resources__

__Readings__


 * = **Powerpoints** ||= **Labs/Mini-Labs/Openers** ||= **Notesheets** ||= **Worksheets** ||
 * = [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Sci Method Notes.ppt"]] [[file:rhsbio/Sci Method Notes.ppt|Sci Method Notes.ppt]] ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Onion Conundrum.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/Onion Conundrum.doc|Onion Conundrum.doc]] || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Sci Method Notesheet.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/Sci Method Notesheet.doc|Sci Method Notesheet.doc]] ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/WB 1.2.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/WB 1.2.doc|WB 1.2.doc]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Sci Att definitions.ppt"]] [[file:rhsbio/Sci Att definitions.ppt|Sci Att definitions.ppt]] ||= [[file:Ruler Drop Lab.docx]] || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Scientific Attitudes.docx"]] [[file:rhsbio/Scientific Attitudes.docx|Scientific Attitudes.docx]] ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Constructing a Graph.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/Constructing a Graph.doc|Constructing a Graph.doc]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/1.3 Studying Life.ppt"]] [[file:rhsbio/1.3 Studying Life.ppt|1.3 Studying Life.ppt]] ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Replicating Procedures.doc"]][[file:rhsbio/Replicating Procedures.doc|Replicating Procedures.doc]] || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Appendix A-B.pdf"]] [[file:rhsbio/Appendix A-B.pdf|Appendix A-B.pdf]] ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Constructing a Data Table.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/Constructing a Data Table.doc|Constructing a Data Table.doc]] ||
 * = [[file:Chem of Life.ppt]] ||= [[file:Visuals Opener.pptx]] || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Characteristics of Life Picture.pdf"]] [[file:rhsbio/Characteristics of Life Picture.pdf|Characteristics of Life Picture.pdf]] ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Graphing Activity.doc"]] [[file:rhsbio/Graphing Activity.doc|Graphing Activity.doc]] ||
 * =  ||=   || [[file:Chem of Life NoteWS.doc]] ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/1.3 Opener.pdf"]] [[file:rhsbio/1.3 Opener.pdf|1.3 Opener.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||=   ||   ||= [[file:2.1 WB.doc]] ||
 * =  ||=   ||   ||= [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file:rhsbio/Chap 1 What I Learned.pdf"]] **[[file:rhsbio/Chap 1 What I Learned.pdf|Chap 1 What I Learned.pdf]]** ||
 * =  ||=   ||   ||= [[file:2.2 Water WB.doc]] ||