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Unit 1 Cells and Heredity
Chapter 1 Introduction to Life Science
Section 1 What is Science?


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Teacher Resources         Student Extra Credit

Day 2   Prentice Hall Textbook Scavenger Hunt	Day 6 Branches of Science: Super Scientists
Day 3 What is Science? Maria Kimura Scientist Video Read either Kevin McGowan Draw a Scientist	Day 7   Super Scientist Bingo Card
	Day 8   Super Scientist Bingo
Day 4 Prentice Hall 6-13   RSG 1-1 What is Science?	Day 9     Super Scientist Quiz Super Scientist Word Search
Day 5 Organizing Data into a Table

Day 1& 2

Topic First & Second Day of school.

Objectives

State Goals 11.A.1b Develop questions on scientific topics.

Classwork-Homework Hand out Textbooks Classroom Rules 6th Grade Life Science Requirements 3-Ring Notebook Information and Requirements Prentice Hall Textbook Scavenger Hunt

TEC

Resources Science Starters #1-20 Science Starter Answer Sheet Science Starter Bookmark Answer Sheet

Day 3

Topic What is Science?

Objectives/ I can.... Draw a scientist Read and discuss a report on a scientist. Discuss the nature of science.

State Goals 11.A.1b Develop questions on scientific topics.

Classwork-Homework Maria Kimura Scientist Video Read either Kevin McGowan or Chris Jenelle Draw a Scientist

TEC

Resources Bird Sleuth: Investigating Evidence Resources

Day 4

Topic 1-1 What is Science?

Objectives Student can: Identify skills scientists use to learn about the world

State Goals 13.B.3c Describe how occupations use scientific and technological knowledge and skills.

Classwork-Homework On the Board Science: way of learning about the natural world Quanitative Observation: deals with numbers Qualitative: deals with descriptions that numbers can't express Inference: making a judgement based on evidence Scan Prentice Hall pages 6-13 How to Scan         Read blue Title of section.         Read Red topics         Read 1st sentence of each paragraph.         Read all Heavy Black Print in each paragraph   Reading Study Guide 1-1 What is Science?

TEC A Tale Told By Tracks Science Explorer page 54

Resources   Chimpanzee Expressions Jane Goodall

Day 5

Topic  Science Skills

Objectives Student can: Identify science skills. Organize a table of information.

State Goals 11.A.2b Collect data for investigations using scientific process skills including observing, estimating and measuring. 11.A.2c Construct charts and visualizations to display data. 12.B.3b Compare and assess features of organisms for their adaptive, competitive, and survival potential (e.g.,appendages, reproductive rates, camouflage, defensive structures.

Classwork-Homework   On the Board Science Skills Science Skill What it means. How used in daily life Observing Use your senses   Inferring Explain or interpret what you observe   Predicting Making a forecast of what will happen   Classifying Group things based upon how they are alike   Making Models Creating representations of complex objects   Compare and Contrast How are they alike and/or different   Simulating A model that shows how things work   Measuring Compare a unknown value to a known value   Analyzing Study information carefully.   Communicating Sharing information.     Organizing Data into a Table

TEC

Resources

Day 6

Topic  Working in Life Science

Objectives Student can: List branches of life science. Identify and describe what is studied in some of the branches of Life Science. Describe specialization.

State Goals 13.B.1d Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives.

Classwork-Homework On the Board Life Science: study of living things" Specialization: studying or working in only one part of a subject Specialist:  a person who studies or works in only one field On the Board Branches of Life Science              Anatomy                   Physiology                   Botany                   Zoology                   Microbiology                   Ecology               Biology Go over definitions and careers. Branch What is studied Careers Anatomy Parts of living things Doctor Dermatologist Physiology How the parts of living things work Physiologist Chiropractor Botany Plants Florist Zoology Animals Veterinarian Marine biologist Microbiology Microscopic (small) living things Pathologist Ecology Interaction of living things and their surroundings Ecologist Biology Living things Biologist   Branches of Science: Super Scientists  Use the code and discover what topic different areas of science study.

TEC

Resources   List of Ologies    Alphabetical list of science "study of" words Do It Your Self Ologies  Invent a new science and make up laws and principles. Super Scientist Fact Sheet   Science Words

Day 7

Topic Scientist "ology" Words

Objectives Student can: To learn the definition of different "ology" words.

State Goals 13.B.1d Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives.

Classwork-Homework Go over answers to Branches of Science: Super Scientists Super Scientist Study Tips Make a  Super Scientist Bingo Card.  Kids can make up to 3 cards.

TEC

Resources Ology Overview

Day 8

Topic  ology words

Objectives Student can: To learn meaning of "ology" words.

State Goals 13.B.1d Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives.

Classwork-Homework  Entomology Cartoon       Parisitology Lab Cartoon       Oceanography Cartoon   Super Scientist Bingo    Super Scientist Quiz is tomorrow

TEC

Resources

Day 9

Topic  ology words

Objectives Student can: To evaluate knowledge of "ology" words.

State Goals 13.B.1d Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives.

Classwork-Homework   Explain Extra Credit  Super Scientist Word Search    Super Scientist Quiz Super Scientist Adaptive Quiz: New 2007 version Hand in when finished. Have kids choose 20 out of 30 Super Scientist Word Search

TEC   Super Scientist Quiz  TEC clsses will do all 30 Science Puzzle A - Z

Resources Super Scientist Adaptive Quiz  2006 version

Teacher Resources

Assignments    Art Activity    Lab      Lesson Plan      _Tests   Maps     Resources     Web Sites     Field Trips    Computer      Book    Games    Extra Credit     PPT/ Video

CHIMPANZEE

Be a Chimpanzee  Have you ever wondered what chimpanzees do after they wake up in the morning? How they get food? How they make friends? Step into Gombe, become a chimpanzee, and choose your path through the day.

Meet the Chimps

Chimpanzee Expressions

FISSION

Binary Fission in a Protist    These images, captured from video using a Snappy video grabber, illustrate the final stages of protozoan asexual reproduction (a process known as "binary fission"). The organism undergoing division, a small ciliate, gets a helping hand from one of its "cohorts" during the final stage, separation of the two daughter cells.

GOODALL, JANE

Biography

GRAPHS

Graph Paper

Line Graph Rubric    This analytic rubric is used to verify specific tasks performed when constructing a line graph. If the task has been completed, all points are awarded. No points are awarded if the task is not complete.

Making a Line Graph    Graphs are a useful tool in science. The visual characteristics of a graph make trends in data easy to see. One of the most valuable uses for graphs is to "predict" data that is not measured on the graph.

OLOGIES

Branches of Science: Super Scientists  Use the code and discover what topic different areas of science study.

List of Ologies    Alphabetical list of science "study of" words

Ology   From the American Museum of Natural History. Neat site!

OnLine Quiz of Ologies    On my first try I got 9 out of 10 correct.  90%!!  Can you beat me?

TOOLS

Life Science Tools

WORD SEARCH

Science Puzzle A - Z

Science A=Z Challenge found at: The Science Spot Puzzle Page and click on the Challenge Puzzle.

Super Scientist Word Search

Student Extra Credit

Extra Credit

Pricey Pizza Compare the size and price of your favorite pizzas.

Science Puzzle A - Z

Super Scientist Fact Sheet  Research a scientist. What do they do?  How much do they make?  What tools do they use?  What education do they have?  Use this Career Site to find information.

Timeline of Major Discoveries in Biology      The timeline briefly describes some scientific discoveries in the area of life science. Your SciQuest assignment has three parts:  1. Explain One: Take one of the events from this list, find out more about it, and write a paragraph giving some details of the discovery. I'd like to try and take the events in order.  2. Add One: Write one sentence about a biological discovery that has taken place in the past 25 years. The list ends at 1974 and I'd like to add some more recent items to this list.  3. Predict One: Use your imagination to think of a biological discovery that might happen in the near future.

Who Dunnit? Crime Solving    Who took a bite out of the candy?  Sticky fingers have been found on the broken aquarium glass. Wet footprints lead to the open window. What is that powdery substance next to the broken piggy bank? Answering these questions is what forensic science is all about.  Turn in for credit

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