Video's

Practice Quizzes

Scientific Method Video - From study.com
Nature of Science Video - From Bozeman Science
Experimental Design Video - From BrainSTEM
Inference vs. Observation Video - From mreppsclassroom
Metric's system Video - From Moo Moo Math and Science

Scientific Method, Nature of Science Practice Quiz
Scientific Method Practice Test​ 1
​SCIENTIFIC METHOD PRACTICE TEST 2
Experimental Design Practice Quiz
Experimental Design Practice Problems
Inference vs. Observation Practice Quiz
Metrics System Practice Quiz

Day 1

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IQ Test 
Curve of Forgetting
Biology/Living?
Characteristics of Living Things - Video
       cells, respond to stimulus, reproduce, grow/develop, adapt/evolve, universal genetic code, use energy/metabolize, maintain homeostasis
       what about Cars, Computers, Rumba, Water, Rot, Decay
Disclosure
​Website Tour - Set up Google Drive Folder
Get to know you 

Day 2

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District Pre Test?
​Nature of Science Lesson
​Inference vs. Observation
Checks Lab - 
​Directions
Checks Lab worksheet
Checks - 
#1   #2   #3   #4

Scientific Thinking Article

Day 3

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Nature of Science Discussion using Video above
Go over answers to the Checks Lab
Experimental Design/Scientific Method
     Variables
     Experimental Design Practice Sheet
Blood Pressure Scientific method Lab
     - This is a lab where you design your own experiment!
​Lab Report Template - This is what you will turn in. Create Data Tables and Graphs in Google Sheets

Quiz Over the Weekend - Opens Friday and Closes Monday Night at Midnight

Day 4

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Starter: Finish Heart Rate Lab
Metrics system Discussion and Practice Problems
            Covered via Power Point
Graphing (Bar vs Line) Power Point
Make a Graph Assignment for Heart Rate Lab Data

Day 5

New Discoveries in Science/New Ways of Doing Biology

Classification / Key Notes

Animal Identification - On your own paper, 3 species per table, each person ID one per table.

DNA Discussion - Basics of DNA - Base Pairs, etc..
DNA samples/sequencing - Video 1 - PCR to DNA Sequence, Human Genome Project

Sample DNA Sequences
​BLAST Instructions - Website
Students write down each of the species found from the sample DNA Sequences on their paper.

New Discovery in Biology within the last year. Must be from August 2018 to now.
     Write a paragraph describing the discovery. Benefits of that discovery. Be prepared to talk about it.

Unit Exam

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Weekly CANVAS Quiz as Exam
​Practice problems available above!

Email Me With Questions!

taylor.anderson@canyonsdistrict.org