Quiz - Needs and Characteristics of Life - Tuesday, 11/3

On Tuesday, November 3, you will be taking a quiz on the needs and characteristics of living things.

Understand and be able to do the following:

_____Define:

• organism
• stimulus
• homeostasis
• metabolism
• consumer(s)
• producer(s)
• decomposer(s)
• protein(s)
• carbohydrate(s)
• lipid(s)
• nucleic acid(s)
• ATP

_____Identify the needs of living things
_____Describe why water is important for living things
_____Describe why a food source is so important for living things
_____Contrast autotrophs and heterotrophs
_____Identify an example of a nucleic acid
_____Identify the characteristics of living things
_____Describe why DNA is important for living things
_____Determine if material is / is not living based on characteristics of living things

References:
-Chapter 2 Section 1 - Characteristics of Living Things (pp. 38-41)
-Chapter 2 Section 2 - The Necessities of Life (pp. 42-47)
-DO NOW answers
-CW: Directed Reading - The Necessities of Life
-CW: Ch. 2 Concept Map (The Needs & Characteristics of Living Things) 
-HW: Chapter 2 Review
-CW: Is it living?

NOTE: If you have not seen / do not have some of these resources yet, that means this resources are associated with a future lesson.

Yeast Experiment : Balloon Final Pictures

The photos below were taken on Friday afternoon, around 4 PM.
These are all the experimental setups.
Some bottles and balloons started fizzing, so those bottles were put into the sink.
(Look at the back of some of the photos; you will see the sink.)

You can click on each photo to see the photo enlarged in slideshow format.

Remember, your completed yeast lab student record is due on Thursday!

- Mrs. Hong

Parts of an Experiment Quiz - Monday, October 5

Things to know and be able to do:
_____Make observations based 
_____Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations
_____Make inferences based on observations

When reviewing an experimental setup:
_____Identify an independent variable
_____Identify a dependent variable
_____Identify a control (or control group)
_____Identify constants

Resources:
#2 DO NOW
#11 Observations in Science
#13 Scientific Processes Vocabulary
#15 The Ancient Puzzle - Closing Questions
#19 Independent Variables & Dependent Variables Practice
#20 Variable Worksheet
#21 DO NOW
#22 Control, Constants, IVs, DVs
#23 Scientific Method - Identifying Variables
#24 Simpson Science
Textbook Chapter 1 Section 2

Please see me with any questions!
- Mrs. Hong

How We See Colors

When reviewing your Variable Worksheet homework, I briefly mentioned some of the physics behind color.

If you are interested in tinkering with "the primary colors of light," check out this simulation:
http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/color-vision/latest/color-vision_en.html

If you are interested in this, please feel free to speak with me about it!
- Mrs. Hong

Safety & Materials Quiz - Friday, 9/18

Typically. guides for quizzes and tests will be posted on this blog. You can review using this website, or you can print out the guide to study wherever you go!

For this Friday's quiz

_____ Be able to identify lab safety symbols
_____ Know general procedures / warnings associated with lab safety symbols
_____ Understand appropriate lab behavior
_____ Be able to identify inappropriate lab behavior and how to correct that behavior
_____ Know the names of lab equipment

RESOURCES:
*Lab safety contract
(You will receive a new Thursday. An electronic copy can be accessed with the link or on my website.)
*Science Lab Safety Symbols
*Lab safety scenarios / stations activity
(Scenarios and rules packet are posted on my website - in the Forms & Docs for Class section.)
*Lab safety cartoon homework ("Those People Don't Look Too Safe")
*Lab materials handout (This will be given out Thursday.)

It's another short week for us, but we have some good activities in store!

Enjoy your review,
Mrs. Hong

The end of summer

Today is the last Friday of summer vacation. The season of summer won't end with the start of school, but a big day-to-day life change is quickly approaching.

I hope you enjoy what I have in store for this school year!

Looking forward to meeting you,
Mrs. Hong