GPS: Habits of the Scientific Mind/ Nature of Science -SCSh 2,4,5,6,7.
EQ: What precautions do scientist consider when working in the lab? How do scientists measure mass, size, density, and volume?
EQ: How does the periodic table apply to Biology? How do atoms interact?
Warm-up: Please write on an index the question and answer to the following information.
1) Describe 4 characteristics of living things. (pg 7 in the text book for reference)
2) Explain how the the control group differs from the experimental group in the scientific method.
3) What is an independent variable? List 3 examples of an independent variable.
Instruction:
1) The first half of class we will be examining the safety precautions that scientists address. You will collaborate with team members to devise a poster that will state the precaution, symbol, remedy, and what can happen if you do not follow safety procedures.
2) The second half of class we turn our attention to scientific measurement, laboratory tools, and Biochemistry - the study of chemistry in living thingsand how it relates to the Nature of Science. You may have learned about the parts of the atom, the states of matter and how atoms interact together to form chemical units called molecules. We will review these terms and then focus on "organic" molecules that are made from carbon. There are several macromolecules made from carbon in your body (large structures made from repeating carbon units) such as proteins, carboydrates, nucleic acids and lipids.
-the prefix macro means large. What do you think micro means?
3) We will work in centers focused on chemistry concepts, science tools and units of measurements. In addition, the computer center will be available to access www.mygradebook.comto take the scientific method quiz and to continue your animal webcam observations
