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.