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In-class |
Homework |
Monday, August 25Orientation |
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Tuesday, August 26 (day 1) FOR
ALL BIO CLASSES 1) Challenge #1: Self -alphabetize 2) Course overview and expectations 3) Challenge #2: 2 out of 3 is not bad 4) Challenge #3: Personal interview & introductions 5) Survey and goal setting |
FOR
ALL BIO CLASSES 1)
Read and study over the course syllabus: Possible quiz over it DUE WED.
(9/27) FOR ALL BIO CLASSES 2)
Read “Patterns: 16 things you should know about life” (
pages 1-33) and take your
own notes DUE
THURS. (8/28) FOR BIO 2 DUE
FRI. (8/29) FOR BIO 1 AND BIO 3 3)
Notebook check NEXT WED. (9/3) FOR ALL BIO CLASSES |
Wednesday, August 27 (day 2) FOR
ALL BIO CLASSES 1) Quiz 2) What is Life? Activity 3)
What is Life? Mini-discussion |
1)
Read “Patterns: 16 things you should know about life” (
pages 1-33) and take your
own notes DUE
THURS. (8/28) FOR BIO 2 DUE
FRI. (8/29) FOR BIO 1 AND BIO 3 2)
Notebook check NEXT WED. (9/3) FOR ALL BIO CLASSES |
Thursday,
August 28 (day 3)
FOR
BIO 1 -NO
CLASS FOR BIO 2 (QUAD POD) 1) Mini-discussion: Overview of Scientific Method 2) Scientific Inquiry Lab FOR
BIO 3
-NO CLASS |
1)
Read “Patterns: 16 things you should know about life” (
pages 1-33) and take your
own notes DUE
FRI. (8/29) FOR BIO 1 AND BIO 3 2)
Read Sections 1.2-1.3 (pages 11-25) and answer questions (All sections:
Understanding Ideas, Thinking Critically and Skills Review) on -page
20 -page
25 DUE
TUES. (9/2) FOR ALL BIO CLASSES 3)
Notebook check NEXT WED. (9/3) FOR ALL BIO CLASSES |
Friday, August 29 (day 4) FOR
BIO 1 AND BIO 3 (QUAD POD) 1) Mini-discussion: Overview of Scientific Method 2) Scientific Inquiry Lab FOR
BIO 2 -NO
CLASS |
No
class on Monday for Labor Day 1) Read Sections 1.2-1.3 (pages 11-25) and answer questions (All sections: Understanding Ideas, Thinking Critically and Skills Review) on -page
20 -page
25 DUE
TUES. (9/2) FOR ALL BIO CLASSES 2)
Notebook check NEXT WED. (9/3) FOR ALL BIO CLASSES |
Microbe
of the week:
This is
a bacterium called Escherichia coli [S sure reek ee ah coal lye]. Millions of E.
coli live in your gut. They help your body digest the food you eat. They also
make certain vitamins your body needs. The orange thread-like things you see
coming from the bacterial cell are called fimbriae (fim-bree-ee). They enable
the bacterium to latch onto and attach to surfaces.
Quote
of the week:
Think
of all the men who never knew the answers
think
of all those who never even cared
Still
there are some who ask why
Who
want to know, who dare to try.
-Rod
McKuen
*Question
of the week: Can you name the virus that is a leading cause in the Unsited
States of liver cancer, liver failure and cirrhosis, yet can remain in the blood
of an infected patient for up to twenty years without causing any signs or
symptoms of liver inflammation?
*Research
of the week:Find an article related to
biology in a credible science magazine( Scientific American, Discover, Science or Nature).
Read it and write at least ½ to one page reaction.
Article must be at least one page in length.
You must also include a copy of the article.
Our library carries Scientific
American, Discover and Science.
You can also access brief easy-to-read articles on the Nature magazine
web-site: ( http://www.nature.com/nsu/)
and click on any of the news articles.
Major Concepts for Unit 1: Nature of Science and Biology (Chapter
1)
CONCEPT:
REQUIREMENTS OF LIFE
-10 main characteristics of all living things
CONCEPT:
STUDY OF BIOLOGY
-major themes in biology
-major areas of study in biology ( ecology, biochemistry, cytology, genetics, zoology, botany, taxonomy, anatomy and physiology, etc.)
BIG
CONCEPT: SCIENTIFIC METHODS
Hypothesis
Theory
Law
Steps to the Scientific Method
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Constant variables
Control group
Experimental
group