Overview chpt 1 – essential questions, vocabulary list, study guide/learning goals
Characteristics of Life:
Characteristics of Life powerpoint
Characteristics of Life Mnemonic image and concept map
Characteristics of Life worksheet
Characteristics of Life Tree concept map
Taxonomy:
*The classification pyramid will be handed out in class
The Scientific Method:
Are Elephants Afraid of Mice? video
Scientific method powerpoint lesson (click here for the PDF version)
Guided notes for scientific method powerpoint
How to write effective hypotheses – identify variables, controlled experiment
Collecting and Organizing Data powerpoint – How to Make Great Data Tables
Graphing in Biology Powerpoint – how to choose the best graph for your data
Graphing Skills worksheet
What Does Our Data Mean? constructing box-plots and doing t-tests on Excel
Bozeman Biology Video Unit on Statistics and Graphing
Video of the 5-number summary and Box-plots
Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: how to write an effective discussion
CER practice worksheet + transition words
The Metric System
Metric System Stairstep notes – video review can be found under “Brebeuf Biology Video Tutorials” link at the right sidebar