Mon 8/12 (day 2, 60 min): Seating, Remind.com sign up, classroom policies, class website, CK12 textbook, set up interactive notebooks (BILL). Instructions for setting up your BILL HW: meet with me in my office during one of your break periods by next Monday(about 2 minutes)
Tues. 8/13 (day 3, 40 min): WU – Characteristics of Life; Discuss characteristics of life. HW: see last night
Wed. 8/14 (day 4, 100 min): WU Asexual Hydra; Finish discussing characteristics of life; Complete the Is It Alive? Lab HW: Read the sections 1.1-1.3 and supplement your class notes if needed. Lab due Friday. Meet with me in my office during your break period by Monday.
Thurs. 8/15 (day 5, 30 min): WU Evolution and Water Bears; Discuss Classification (slides 1-4 of Taxonomy powerpoint). Add Triangle worksheet of classification scheme to BILL. HW: see last night
Fri. 8/16 (day 1, 40 min): no WU today; Continue our discussion of classification. Add the Kingdom Wheel to your BILL. HW: see Wednesday. Quiz over Characteristics of Life and Taxonomy next Thursday. Enjoy your weekend!
coming up: Scientific Method, Graphing, how to do a t-test (null hypothesis and data analysis)