08/28/09 Copy the questionaire into the assignments section of your notebook 08/31/09 Share at your table your questionaire answers and choose fun facts and/or fictions about each member of the table. 09/01/09 Your science textbook is the best and ony learning tool!? Right? True or not so?! Explain. :) 09/02/09 Pre/Post Test 09/03/09 What are your steps to proper note taking? 09/04/09 Explain what this science article might be about based on the title below. "A splitting headache : relationships and generic boundaries among Australian murids" 09/08/09 Compare and contrast Reflection, Observational Study and LAb/Field Experiment Journal write-ups. 09/09/09 Give one lab safety rule/procedure and explain three things you should never do ina lab or in the field. 09/10/09 Can you always believe your senses? Explain 09/11/09 How do the independent variable and dependent variable differ? How are they similar? 09/14/09 Did you "get" the lab? Explain. 09/15/09 Table share: Compare and Contrast Lab one hypotheses. Pick the best and worst examples. Explain the definition of depedent and independent variable. 09/16/09 Power point Presentation and wirte down vocab 09/17/09 Describe the role of inference in science 09/18/09 Describe the lab/field experiment write-up procedure 09/21/09 Start Vocab Quiz 09/22/09 Start Lab Safety Quiz 09/23/09 Table share article on technology and science 09/24/09 Explain heterogeneous bubble nucleation; what is it? where does it form and when. 09/25/09 Finish observational study 09/28/09 What are some of the important concepts to consider when designing a system of measurement? 09/29/09 What linear measurement would you use to measure the following? a. The distance from Tampa to Ulaanbaata, The length of an ameoba, the width of a scarab beetle, the length of a beautiful anaconda, the length and width of a garden plot and the length of a bacillus bacteria. 10/01/09 Go Straight to powerpoint 10/02/09 Go Straight to Lab 10/05/09 What are the relationships of SI linear measurements to SI area, volume and mass measurements? 10/06/09 Prepare for lab 10/07/09 Finish lab 10/08/09 Give the six characteristics of life and the four needs. 10/09/09 Review notes on the characteristics of life. 10/12/09 Surprise :) 10/13/09 Name the three domains and describe the organisms found in each 10/14/09 What is the goal of all biological classification? 10/15/09 What are the main trait(s) used in biological biology? 10/16/09 Review the Emydidae family 10/19/09 Name the parts of a plant cell and give their function 10/20/09 Go to Lab 10/21/09 Conintue Labs 10/22/09 Finish Labs 10/23/09 How do bactrial cells differ from plant/animal cells? What are the names used for bacterial cells and animal cells? 10/26-29/09 Prepare for nine weeks exams 10/30/09 Give an example of Natural Selection (N.S.) How does N.S. relate to biological taxonomy? 11/02/09 How stable are biological populations? Explain in terms of natural selection and other factors. :) 11/03/09 Deers and wolfs 11/04/09 What are research biases? What are some factors that may contribute to biases in the data from yesterday's study "deers and wolves? 11/05/09 If a characterisitc is important for survival of a specific population, will the population acquire the characeristic over time, through natural selection? Explain your answer. 11/06/09 Table share 11/05 investigation 11/09/09 Are viruses living organisms? What are their origins? 11/10/09 Compare and contrast viruses and bacteria 11/11/09 VETERAN'S DAY 11/12/09 LAB PREP. 11/13/09 How does Ph and Temperature affect bacteria? 11/14/09 How does observing bacteria growth in a petri dish differ from viewing them through a slide? 11/16/09 At what magnifications are you most likely to view bacteria ? Why? 11/17/09 Straight to Lab! 11/18/09 Surprise 11/19/09 Happy Thanks Giving 11/30/09 What is an endospore? 12/01/09 How do protists differ from bacteria and viruses? 12/02/09 How do protists control osmotic pressure( water pressure)? 12/03/09 Table share for 5 to ten minutes your vocabulary. Give two words that your group has problems understanding or feel are interesting. 12/04/09 What is the name of the prokaryotic protist kingdom? 12/07/09 Table share all chapter 7 assessments for 5 minutes. Be ready to discuss the assessments that you gave difficulties. :) 12/08/09 Choose your favorite Glog 12/09/09 What are some additonal parameters collected in field studies? 12/10/09 Prepare for "Prortists Under the Scope Lab 12/11/09 Straight to Lab and copy field data 12/14/09 Continue Lab procedure, focus on our research design 12/15/09 12/18/09 Why aren't there giant mosses in the desert? Based on the first question why are some plants carnivorus