Biology Unit 1 - Scientific Practices - What is Life pp.

1-29
Day &
Date

Learning Objectives
Due Today

DAY 1

8/19
F

DAY 2

Signed syllabus
Signed safety contract
Outline 1.1 & 1.2

8/23
T

DAY 3

8/30
T

Syllabus
Safety contract
Outline & Schedule
Website
Textbook checkout
Scientific literacy/
Science Ethics

Read 1.1 & 1.2

Answer outline questions
1.1 & 1.2
Optional: Watch helpful
video 1 - Thinking Like a
Scientist, The Big Picture

Inquiry Cube
The rules of science
[science practices]
Beriberi
BeriBeri Experimental
Design Template

Read 1.4 & 1.5

Answer outline questions
1.4 & 1.5
Finish BeriBeri

Practice And Cross Cutting

Concept

Cross Cutting Concept

I can identify patterns

Disciplinary Core Idea

1.
2.
3.

I can define science.

I can define biology.
I can define scientific literacy.

1.

I can define what an observation is and can write/

verbalize examples
I can define what a question is and can write/verbalize
examples
I can describe the importance of recognizing patterns
to solve problems in science
I can define empirical and can explain the importance
of data driven

2.
Science Practice
I can ask questions about
my observations
I can obtain, evaluate and
communicate information

3.
4.

Wht mks a grup scxxul

Lab - Termite
Observation - Why do
they do that?
Experimental design
and test

Screencast 1 - Obtaining,
Evaluating &
Communicating
Information
Practice identifying
variables

Science Practice
I can ask questions about
my observations
I can obtain, evaluate and
communicate information

Outline questions for

screencast 1 Obtaining, Evaluating &
Communicating
Information

Errrrt. A little research

goes a long way
Introducing the NIH,
CDC and FDA
Credibility - Lancet
Article - Autism and
MMR Vaccine
1.17 Pseudoscience
Termite Research
Lab revisions (question)

Read 1.6, 1.7

Answer outline questions
1.6 & 1.7
Finish reading

Science Practice
I can obtain, evaluate and
communicate information
I can formulate a
hypothesis related to a
question
I can generate a testable
prediction for my
hypothesis

1.

Outline 1.6 & 1.7

Quiz - Hypotheses and

Predictions
Formulating Hypotheses
practice
The Null" Hypothesis
Generating predictions
Termite Lab revisions
(hypothesis / variables)
Experimental Design

Read 1.8, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14

Answer outline questions
1.8, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14
Finish experimental Design

Science Practice
Formulate a hypothesis
related to their question
Generate a testable
prediction for their
hypothesis

1.

8/26
F

DAY 5

Homework Assigned

Outline 1.4, 1.5, and

Screencast 1
Beriberi

8/25
Th
DAY 4

In Class

2.

2.

I can identify the National Institute of Health, Center

for Disease Control, & Food and Drug
Administration as three important sources for biology
research.
I can list and describe characteristics of credible
resources and non-credible resources.

I can define what a hypothesis is and can write/

verbalize examples
I can define what a testable prediction is and can
write/verbalize examples

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Day &
Date

DAY 6

Learning Objectives
Due Today

Outline 1.8, 1.11, 1.13,

1.14
Experimental design

9/1
Th

DAY 7

Outline 1.9 & 1.10 and

screencast 2

9/6
T

DAY 8

Outline 1.15
Graphing data

9/8
Th

DAY 9

Answer outline
questions 1.9 & 1.10

In Class

Homework Assigned

Practice And Cross Cutting

Concept

Disciplinary Core Idea

Class read - 1.12

Arthroscopic surgery An example of good
design
Features of a data table
Termite Experimental
design (procedure) and
test Take-2

Read 1.9 & 1.10

Answer outline questions
1.9 & 1.10
Watch screencast 2 analyzing and interpreting
data
Answer outline questions
analyzing and interpreting
data

Science Practice
Planning and carrying out
a lab investigation

Quiz - Biozone
Variables Catalase
Types of data
Data analysis
(transformation) and
interpretation on rattle
snakes
Termite - Data analysis
and interpretation

Read 1.15
Answer outline questions
1.15
Drawing line graphs, bar
graphs, pie charts and
histograms

Science Practice
I can analyze and
interpret data
I can use mathematics
and computational
thinking

1.
2.

Quiz - Types of graphs

Descriptive Statistics
Video - Causation and
correlation
Termites causation and
correlation

Read 1.9 & 1.10

Answer outline questions
1.9 & 1.10

Science Practice
I can analyze and
interpret data
I can use mathematics
and computational
thinking

1.
2.

Dont argue with me

Spider GoatsA closer
look at argumentation
Write termite argument

Write termite argument

Science Practice
I can engage in an
argument from evidence
(written or verbal)

1.

Rest and relaxation

All Practices and Cross Cutting

Concepts

All Disciplinary Core Ideas

1.
2.
3.
4.

3.

3.
4.

I can define treatment and identify it in my own and

example experiments
I can define experimental group and identify the it in
my own and example experiments
I can define control group and identify it in my own
and example experiments
I can define variables (independent, dependent and
standardizing) and identify them in my own and
example experiments
I know data can be qualitative, quantitative, or ranked
I know quantitative data can be continuous or
discontinuous.
I can transform raw data to identify important features

I can use graphs to visualize data and identify trends.

I can use a graph type appropriate to the type of data
you have collected.
I can summarize data and describe its basic features
using statistics (e.g. mean, median and mode).
I can use a statistic appropriate to the type of data and
its distribution

I know and can describe the 3 parts to an argument

(claim, evidence, justification).

9/9
F

DAY
10/11
9/13
T/Th

Unit Outline
Termite Lab
Termite Argument

Tuesday
- Multiple Choice Exam
Thursday
- Lab practical

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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Control

Data

Controlled variable

Descriptive statistics

Dependent variable

Graph

Hypothesis

Independent variable

Mean

Median

Mode

Model

Observation

Research

Prediction

Qualitative data

Quantitative data

Raw data

Altruism

Cooperative behavior

Flocking

Herding

Kin selection

Migration

Schooling

Social group

Table

Variable

Percent

Hypothesis

Argue

Analyze

Interpret

Social organization

Solitary

Graph

Histogram

Line graph

Scatter plot

Bar graph