Welcome to biology Make sure you picked up

Welcome to biology! *Make sure you picked up papers on your way in. *Find your assigned seat. *When you get to a seat, fill in the information on the communication log and safety contract. *Then read the syllabus.

Introductions �Go around the table, and everyone say their name. Person who got up earliest goes first. �High Five your shoulder partner �Fist Bump your face partner �We will be working in teams this year

Introductions �About Ms. Spiro �Attention Signal – “Give me Five” �About Biology

Summer Work Reminder �Turn in Summer work Notebooks. �Summer Work Quiz – Tuesday, Sept 1 st �Go over Science Fair Schedule. �Signing up for Topic Conferences!

Things you need to have for Biology �A 3 -subject spiral dedicated to Biology �Your safety contract signed by you and a parent �Class supply donation (determined by class period) �You need to keep the syllabus to put in your spiral �All of these are due on or before Tuesday, September 1 st

First Homework �Make sure you have done the summer work!! If you haven’t, you need to do that now. �You need to sign up for topic conferences. Come with the 2 topics you have come up with over the summer and your personal interests (in and outside of science). Make sure to be brainstorming ideas that are complex and have real world application.

The Big Three �Being Tardy �Cell Phones will be collected in the boxes at the beginning of the class period and given back at the end. �Food and Drink in Class

Unless I say otherwise…. �Staying after class, Phone Calls Home and Referrals will be consequences for excessive tardies (more than 2) �It is not safe to eat or drink in a lab environment – food and drink is not allowed unless we are having a celebration or I give you special permission

Introduction Timed-Pair-Share �Introduce yourself to your shoulder partner. �Your name, where you went to middle school, the best thing that happened this summer and something interesting about yourself. � 30 seconds per student – I will tell you who goes first �Timer �Selector

Praise �“It was very nice to meet you, I look forward to getting to know you this year. ”

How do we test things? �“An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” �Is this true? False? How do we know when a claim is true or false? �Talk to your tablemates and design an experiment to test this. (There is no ONE right answer. ) Write your procedure out so anyone could follow it. (Use #ed steps. )

Compare experiments �On document camera �Let’s politely critique these experiments. �How do we make sure that this is testing the claim? �How can we improve the experiment?

Let’s practice more… �Your table will pick one of these claims to design an experiment for. Keep in mind what we just discussed as a class. �Drinking coffee will stunt a child’s growth. �If you go outside when your head is wet, you’ll catch a cold. �Feed a cold, starve a fever. �Break a mirror and you’ll have 7 years bad luck. �If you blow out your candles on your birthday cake with the first puff, you will get your wish. �If you cross your eyes too often, they will stay that way.

Peer review �Trade your experiment with another table. �Critique their experiment and offer suggestions for improvement.

Thinking like a scientist �We’re going to watch a clip. �Look for: �When the characters are thinking like scientists. �In what ways is their thinking sound? �In what ways is their thinking flawed?

Being a Scientist �In this class we will act as scientists. �This means we will use the scientific method. This will be especially useful for your Science Fair Projects.

Line ‘Em Up. �Form a line of the class alphabetically by first name. �timer

Three types of graphs �When do we use them? �What do they mean?

Don’t FORGET the First Homework! �Finish your Summer work if it’s not done yet!!! �Think of a topic! �COMPLEX! �REAL WORLD APPLICATION!

Class data for height �With your face partner, you’re going to measure each other in metric units. �Share your data on the class data table at the document camera.

How can we graph this data? �There are different ways to graph based on the story you want the data to tell. �Your table needs to come up with 2 different graphs – one from each pair. These graphs must tell two different stories! �Make sure your names are on your graphs and turn them in.