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General Biology
Life & Classification |
Essential Questions
“What does it mean to be a living thing here on Earth?” "How are living things (organisms) classified or organized into groups?” |
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The Daily Business
Unit FINAL ~ Friday 9/27 = Study Up
Classification Study Guide QUIZLET VOCAB Classification QUIZLET VOCAB What is Life Week 4 Mon: Classification Study Guide; Review: VOCAB What is Life; VOCAB Classification Tues-Weds: Cell Types LAB Thurs: Classification Study Guide & Kahoot Review Friday: Classification FINAL TEST (if you are going to be absent - take on Thurs) Classification...PRESENTATION NOTES on slides 1-50 Your Inner Monkey - VIDEO & Your Inner Monkey - NOTES Daily Warm-up Honors ~ Root Word #3 Additional Linkages What is Life? Khan Academy video What is Life? Animation Video Cells Interactive page Turtles and Taxonomy video |
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Weeks 3
Classification...PRESENTATION Notes on presentation from slides #34-52 *Homework ~ DUE on Friday ~ Completely fill out the Vocab Sheet using: VOCAB What is Life; VOCAB Classification Classification Review handout part 2 Archaea: examples of interactive Biology Interactive: What are Microbes? Week 2 Classifying Animals website Classification Review handout part 1 *All in the Family - classification game HONORS: Classification Reading handout; Article Link - DUE Friday 9/14 Classification...PRESENTATION Notes on presentation from slides #1-22 Week 1 What is Life? PRESENTATION Take NOTES up to slide #13 Know: x6 characteristics of life; definition of an organism (both single- and multi-celled) Older Material
Summary Paragraph. What am I made of and where did “I” come from?You started out as a single cell, then grew into a baby, and now you are much larger than a baby. How did you get from a single cell to a living organism that weighs over 50 pounds? Where did all that extra “you” come from? What are the ingredients that make up cells - that make you you? Hint: use at least two of the characteristics of life in your discussion. Final Project Handout and Rubric Final Paper Due Weds Feb 11 - Informative Writing Rubric Homework 1 DUE. click here to watch VIDEO. Cell Drawing Template; Eukaryotic diagrams Prokaryotic diagrams Cell Webquest. Click here to view Cells Alive website. What is LIfe? - writing assignment. absent answer Q2-3 In order to retake the Summative TEST at the end of the unit, all assignments must be completed and in your folder at the back of the room. Printed handouts are available and also linked below. Please read the handout carefully. I explained it to all in class, so ask for help from your classmates if you need it.
Choose your species (one that exists today as in is not extinct) - this can be from any of the six Kingdoms: plant, animal, fungi, protista, bacteria, archaea...and start your project. Your work must be original and in your own words...so take your time and be creative. See the examples for how this should look pictured on your right and below. If you are totally done - watch the videos embedded below and take detailed notes. Turn these in for extra credit. Good luck and have fun!!! Colored construction paper Classification Final Project Wikipedia Animal Diversity Web Classification...PRESENTATION VOCAB Classification. Quizlet Classification - Online Chapter The Fermi Paradox - Where are all the Aliens? (video) |
Day 1
Circle-Up: Name, number (1-10), what are excited about specifically in this class? Syllabusness what we learn here... what to bring/have...NOTEBOOK required Step into the circle... (how we all roll here) Classroom stuff, etc... Leg humping and tree climbing - please just don't Day 1...
Intro video or Flickr slideshow Circle-Up: Name, number (1-10), what are excited about specifically in this class? Syllabus:
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Homework ~ General Biology. complete Vocab Sheet for your NOTES; use the following Quizlet lists to fill in any missing terms: VOCAB What is Life; VOCAB Classification. DUE______ Homework ~ HONORS Biology. Watch the Khan Academy video on Archaea, Bacteria, and Protista and take a page of detailed NOTES on this. We will break into discussion groups on ________ to review this. |
