LIFE SCIENCE, AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

This week the students are going to learn about:

 Living Things

-        What is life?

-        Characteristics of living things

-        The needs of living things

Classifying Organisms

-        Why do scientists classify?

-        The naming system of Linnaeus

-        Levels of classification

-        Domains and Kingdoms

Discovering cells

-        An overview of cells

-        First observation of cells

STUDENTS WILL START WORKING IN CLASS AND WHATEVER THEY DO NOT FINISH, THEY WILL TAKE HOME.

 Classwork / Homework:

• Math analyzing data, p 39 

       Frogs and rainfall

• Section 1 Assessment,  p 40

           and Lab zone; observing life

• Lab zone; classifying, p 47

• Section 2 Assessment, p 49

Introduction to Life Science

August 22-26, 2011

This week we are goint to review the first chapter; Introduction to Life Science:

Distinguishing between Observation and Inference


Scientific method

Scientific method - Controls and Variable

Distinguishing between Theory and Hypothesis

Study Guide

This coming Friday we will have our
 first Test, August 26, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome back to Discovery!