September 30, 2008

OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test on Unit 1 in order to gauge progress towards success on the HSA

WARM-UP: Write 4 characteristics of living things.

VOCABULARY:
1) abiotic factor
2) autotroph
3) biodiversity
4) biomass
5) biome

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ vocabulary
2) Review for test
3) Take test
4) Begin ecology/food web
5) Closure

September 25

OBJECTIVE: Students will review Unit 1 in order to prepare for the test next class.

WARM-UP: Write the number 3000000000000 into scientific notation.

VOCABULARY:
1) experiment
2) experimental design
3) graduated cylinder
4) Gram
5) hypothesis

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ vocabulary
2) Review for test
3) Scientific Notation
4) closure

September 23- Unit 1

OBJECTIVE: Students will review Unit 1 in order to prepare for the test next class.

WARM-UP: Write the number 3000000000000000000000000000 m in Scientific Notation.

VOCABULARY:
1) analysis
2) centi-
3) conclustion
4) control
5) data

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/ Vocabulary
2) Review Scientific Notation and metric system.
3) Graphing lab
4) Test questions
5) Closure

HANDOUTS:
Graphing Lab

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Study for test next class. Review notes, warm-ups and labs and read all of Chapter 1 to prepare for test.

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS
TEST NEXT CLASS

September 18- Unit 1

OBJECTIVE: Students will practice the scientific method in order to understand how scientists do experiments.

WARM-UP: What is the scientific method?

VOCABULARY:
1) analysis
2) centi
3) conclusion
4) control
5) data

CLASSWORK:
1) Review warm-up and vocabulary
2) Scientific Method activity
3) Closure