Unit+1++Intro+to+Biology,+Scientific+Method+&+Experimentation

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 * Mon & Tues, Aug 14-15:** Intro to Biology. **Homework**: Read "//How to Build a Dog////"// article and answer questions to be turned in.
 * Wed & Thurs, Aug 16-17**: Go over syllabus & class expectations, discuss "//How to Build a Dog//" article, turn in homework on article. Review Scientific Method in groups. (Per F&G) begin "Parts of an Experiment" in groups. **Homework:** Letter of intro due Fri, 8/18 Per B, Mon, 8/21 Per F & H, open bioscimethnotes above and read and/or copy the **first 3 pages** into your notebooks or binders.
 * Fri, Aug 18 & Mon, Aug 21:** Go over first 3 pages of scimethodnotes in class. Work in groups on "Parts of an Experiment" (begin & finish this activity Per B, finish this activity Per F&H), class discussion of parts of an experiment, give out reference sheet about lab reports, begin class problem "Does exercise affect the heart rate of 16-17 year old females?" **Homework: Five facts on heart rate, think about how you would do this experiment.**
 * Tues, Aug 22 (Per B) & Wed, Aug 23 (Per F&H):** Design and carry out heart rate experiment, collect data. **Homework:** **Put all class resting HR and HR after exercise into a data table using excel.** Find the mean, median, mode, and range for each column and place on the data table, **make a graph for your personal recovery heart rates, giving the slope and answering the questions.**
 * Thurs, Aug 24 (Per B) & Mon, Aug 28 (Per F&H):** **Turn in HR recovery graph & questions.** We will take a statistical look at the heart rate data, discussing mean, median, mode, and range for each column and beyond, going over biostatistics notes above. **Homework: Make a data table and graph including all 3 classes' data, find mean, range, SD, and CI for each class and read Chpt 1.**
 * Fri, Aug 25: Hey Day. No Classes!**
 * Tues, Aug 29 (B) & Wed, Aug 30 (F&H):** Go over HR lab report instructions, how to put error bars on graphs, go over graphing homework, finish scientific method notes on types of experimentation. **Homework:** Look over bad science info, work on **Heart Rate Lab Report due Tues, 9/5 (B) & Wed, 9/6 (F&H), graphing quiz next class.**
 * Thus, Aug 31 (B) & Fri, Sept 1 (F&H): Graphing Quiz, 50 minutes:** given a problem and data, be able to determine the question/problem, hypothesis, IV, DV, control group, exp gap, organize data into a table and graph by hand not excel. Work on HR lab reports. **Homework:** work on **heart rate lab report.**
 * Tues, Sept 5 (B) & Wed, Sept 6 (F&H):** **Heart Rate Lab Report due.** Wrap up Unit 1 with notes & discussion on hypotheses, laws, theories, & pseudoscience. Discuss root words, characteristics of life and levels of organization. **Homework: Root word worksheet, read microscope lab.**


 * Thurs, Sept 7 (B):** **Root word worksheet due.** Begin microscope lab work in class. **Homework: Work on** **microscope lab.**


 * Fri, Sept 8 (F&H): Root word worksheet due.** Go over heart rate lab reports. **Homework:** **Study for unit 1 test.**


 * Mon, 9/11 (B****):** Go over heart rate lab reports, finish microscope lab. **Homework:** **Study for unit 1 test.**


 * Tues, 9/12 (F&H):** **Unit 1 Test.** When finished work on microscope lab. **Homework: complete what you can of microscope lab at home.**
 * Wed, 9/13 (B): Unit 1 Test.** When finished work on microscope lab, discuss planaria experiment. **Homework: Complete microscope lab worksheet.**


 * Thurs, 9/14 (F&H): Theatre Day. Short classes.** Try to finish drawing microscope slides in class. **Homework: Complete microscope lab worksheet.**