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9/01
Wednesday |
Who
are we? Why
are we here? |
Skittles Introduction HW: Class Policies – due Friday
9/03 Friendly Letter - due Friday 9/03 Purchase class materials - due
Tuesday 9/07 |
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9/02
Thursday |
How
will we support each other's learning? |
SMARTies Goal Setting Activity Introduction to Lab Safety HW: Study for Lab Safety Quiz |
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9/03
Friday |
How
can we support each other’s learning? |
Friendly Letter & Class
Policies due today Science Lab Safety Quiz Thinking as a Scientist Thinks (termites) p.8-10 P&P HW:
Signed Safety Contract – due Friday 9/07 Purchase class materials - due
Tuesday 9/07 |
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9/07
Tuesday |
How is cooperation important in doing science? |
Thinking as a Scientist Thinks (termites) p.8-10 Analysis
#1-4 Textbook as a Tool Class materials - due today Cooperating like a Scientist (blind fold) p.3 |
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9/08
Wednesday |
How will science notebooks (journals) support our learning? |
Communicating like a Scientist (Part A) p.5 P&P #1,2 only SMART Goal: Action Plan Class Policy signatures - due Friday 9/11 |
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9/09
Thursday |
How will we grow our abilities to conduct a scientific
investigation? |
Communicating like a Scientist (Part A) p.5 P&P #3,4 Analysis #1, 2 |
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9/10
Friday |
What does it mean to DO science? How will we record data just as practicing
scientists do? |
Class Policy signatures - due today Thinking as a Scientist Thinks (termites) p.8-10 P&P; Analysis #1-4 |
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9/13
Monday |
Why study biology now and in the future? |
Recording Data in Scientific Journal p.10 (NOTE: reference only) You and the Science of Biology p.11 Analysis #1-4 |
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9/14
Tuesday |
How are humans unique among living things? |
How Different Are We? p.18 P&P; Analysis #1-2 |
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9/15
Wednesday |
What roles do observation and questioning play in biology? |
Primates Exploring Primates p.20 P&P - Part A: Get a Grip! #1-4 |
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9/16
Thursday |
What roles do observation and questioning play in biology? |
Primates Exploring Primates p.21 P&P - Part A: Get a Grip! #5-8 Notebooks due tomorrow. |
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9/17
Friday |
How are humans unique among living things? |
Primates Exploring Primates p.24 P&P - Part B: All
Brains on Board #1-5 Notebooks due today. |
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9/20
Monday |
How are human brains unique? |
Primates Exploring Primates p.24 P&P - Part B: All
Brains on Board #6 a-f) Analysis #1,2 (complete for homework) |
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9/21
Tuesday |
How are human brains unique? |
Primates Exploring Primates p.24 P&P - Part B: All
Brains on Board Class Discussion: P&P #6, Analysis #1,2 HW: Read/Notes – Brains & More
Brains p89 |
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9/22
Wednesday |
What is the relationship between observation, evidence, and
explanation? |
Tony’s Brain p.24 P&P: Part A #1.2; Part B #1-8
(finish in class) Analysis #1,2,3 (complete as HW) |
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9/23
Thursday |
How does nerve function in humans make us unique among living
things? |
Essay: Brains and a
Complete Reading Guide (complete as HW) |
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9/24
Friday |
How does human capacity for learning. language and culture make
us unique? |
A Long Childhood p. 31 (modified) P&P (insert, complete table; #6
only) Analysis #1 a-f only |
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9/27
Monday |
What have we learned about what makes humans unique? |
Portraying Humankind mini- Presentations |
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9/28
Tuesday |
What have we learned about what makes humans unique? What can we infer from evidence found regarding hominids? |
Portraying Humankind mini- Presentations Intro. to Ch. 2 p.35 Lucy p. 37 |
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9/29
Wednesday |
What can we infer from evidence found regarding hominids? |
Lucy p. 37 P&P 1,2 Analysis 1,2 |
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9/30
Thursday |
What can we glean from looking at geologic and biological time? |
Modeling the Earth’s History p.38 P&P #1, #3 Science Notebook Check #2 |
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10/1
Friday |
What can we glean from looking at geologic and biological time? |
Modeling the Earth’s History p.38 P&P #4; Analysis Science Notebook Check #2 |
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10/5
Monday |
What scientific evidence exists regarding change over time? |
Evidence for Change Across Time p.41 |
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10/6
Tuesday |
What scientific evidence exists regarding change over time? |
Evidence for Change Across Time p.41 Work in Specialist groups |
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10/7
Wednesday |
What scientific evidence exists regarding change over time? |
Evidence for Change Across Time p.41 Work in Specialist groups |
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10/8
Thursday |
What scientific evidence exists regarding change over time? |
Evidence for Change Across Time p.41 Specialists present to home group |
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10/12 Monday |
In what ways do marine organisms obtain energy for life? |
Essay: HW: Fossil Find Story
(due Th. 10/15) |
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10/13 Tuesday |
How is natural selection a mechanism for evolutionary change? |
Modeling Natural Selection: Clamus Sweetus (collect and graph data; Analysis
later) HW: Fossil Find Story
(due Th. 10/15) |
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10/14 Wednesday |
How is natural selection a mechanism for evolutionary change? |
Begin Essays: Evolution by Natural Selection, p.
114-118; Just a Theory?, p.
119-120 HW: Fossil Find Story
(due Th. 10/15) |
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10/15 Thursday |
How is natural selection a mechanism for evolutionary change? |
Highlight you Fossil Find Story using
rubric “Is it just right?” YES = turn in today for EC; NO = turn in
tomorrow for Full Credit |
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10/16 Friday |
How is natural selection a mechanism for evolutionary change? |
Turn in Fossil Find Story (B.O.P.) Cont. Essays: Evolution by Natural Selection, p.
114-118; Just a Theory?, p.
119-120 |
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10/19 Monday |
How is natural selection a mechanism for evolutionary change? |
Turn in Fossil Find Story (LATE) Complete Assessment Probe: Is It A
Theory? Complete In-class and/or Homework
Essays: Evolution by Natural
Selection, p. 114-118; Just
a Theory?, p. 119-120 |
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10/20 Tuesday |
How is natural selection a mechanism for evolutionary change? |
Turn in Fossil Find Story (LATER) Modeling Natural Selection: Clamus Sweetus (P&P “Step 12” p.54; Analysis #1-4
p. 55) |
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10/21 Wednesday |
What evidence, inferences and mechanisms exist for supporting the
notion of change over time in living things? |
Turn in Fossil Find Story (EVEN
LATER) Revisit Assessment Probe: Is It A
Theory? Modeling Natural Selection: Clamus Sweetus (P&P “Step 12” p.54; Analysis #1-4
p. 55) Evolution in Action, p. 58-61 (P&P- |
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10/22 Thursday |
What evidence, inferences and mechanisms exist for supporting the
notion of change over time in living things? |
Turn in Fossil Find Story (EVEN
LATER) Science Notebook Check #3 (Ch.2) Evolution in Action, p. 58-61 (P&P- |
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10/23 Friday |
What evidence, inferences and mechanisms exist for supporting the
notion of change over time in living things? |
Turn in Fossil Find Story (LAST
CHANCE) Evolution in Action, p. 58-61 (Class Discussion; Self/Peer check) Science Notebook Check #3 (Ch.2) |
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10/26 Monday |
What does it mean to be “alive”? How might a scientist look at the diversity of life on earth? |
Begin Ch.3: Strange Encounters, p.64 Read: Describing Life, p.121-127 |
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10/27 Tuesday |
What does it mean to be “alive”? How might a scientist look at the diversity of life on earth? |
Describing Life, p.65 Read/Guide: Describing Life, p.121-127 |
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10/28 Wednesday |
What does it mean to be “alive”? How might a scientist look at the diversity of life on earth? |
Complete Describing Life, p.65-67 Read/Guide: Describing Life, p.121-127 |
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10/29 Thursday |
What does it mean to be “alive”? How might a scientist look at the diversity of life on earth? |
A Look at Diversity, p.67-70 Read/Guide: Five Kingdoms, p.127-134 |
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10/30 Friday |
What does it mean to be “alive”? How might a scientist look at the diversity of life on earth? |
A Look at Diversity, p.67-70 Begin Society for Living Organisms
chart |
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11/2 Monday |
How do living things display both unity and diversity? How are living things classified? |
A Look at Diversity, p.67-70 Complete Society for Living
Organisms chart Read/Guide: Five Kingdoms, p.127-134 |
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11/3 Tuesday |
How do living things display both unity and diversity? How are living things adapted to their
environments? |
A Look at Diversity, p.67-70 Analysis, p. 69 #1,2 Adaptation, Diversity, and Evolution p.70-73 Part A: Diversity, Adaptation in Marine
Envir. Essay: From Cell to Seed, p. 134-138 |
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11/4 Wednesday |
How do living things display both unity and diversity? How have living things adapted over time? |
Adaptation, Diversity, and Evolution p.70-73 Part B: Diversity and Adaptation across
Time Essay: From Cell to Seed, p. 134-138 Analysis, p. 73 #1,2,3,4,5 |
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11/5 Thursday |
How do living things display both unity and diversity? How have living things adapted over time? |
Guest Teacher: Mrs. Heckroth Essay: Mutations are a Source or
Variation, p. 139-141 |
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11/6 Friday |
Guest Teacher: Mrs. Heckroth |
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11/9 Monday |
How do living things display both unity and diversity? How have living things adapted over time? |
Adaptation, Diversity, and Evolution p.70-73 Part B: Diversity and Adaptation across
Time Cont. P&P |
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11/10 Tuesday |
Adaptation, Diversity, and Evolution p.70-73 Part B: Diversity and Adaptation across
Time Complete P&P and Analysis |
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11/11 Wednesday |
Veteran’s Day – No School |
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11/12 Thursday |
How do living things display both unity and diversity? What does adaptation have to do with how life has changed over
time? |
Adaptation, Diversity, and Evolution p.70-73 Class discussion on Analysis Questions Essay: Mutations are a Source or
Variation, p. 139-141 |
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11/13 Friday |
Class Discussion: Analysis 1-5,
p.73 Science Notebook due |
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11/16 Monday |
How do living things display both unity and diversity? Why do biologists classify organisms as they do? What are students able to discover about themselves as learners? What is meant by the “Nature of Science”? |
Using Unity to Organize Diversity, p.73-74 Part A:
Classification as a Tool HW: Check through Ch.3 NB and update |
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11/17
Tuesday |
Self-Assessment of Ch.3 Science
Notebooks HW: Essay/Notes Page 141 |
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11/18
Wednesday |
Using Unity to Organize Diversity, p.75-78
Part B: Biological
Classification HW: Analysis 1-3, p.75,78 Using Unity to Organize Diversity, p.75-78
Part B: Biological
Classification HW: Analysis 1-3, p.75,78 Homework Essay: Organizing Diversity |
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11/19 Thursday |
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11/20 Friday |
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11/30 Monday |
Class discussion/review Analysis Questions |
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12/1
Tuesday |
How well are students able to apply what they have learned
regarding evolution, unity and diversity of life to a new organism? |
Critter Project details explained |
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12/2
Wednesday |
Critter Project work time Mini-lessons: Environmental
pressures; Adaptation |
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12/3 Thursday |
Critter Project work time Mini-lessons: Scientific
Names; Speciation |
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12/4 Friday |
Critter Project Due (early for extra credit) |
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12/7 Monday |
Are students able to become more reflective? |
Critter Project Due (on time for full credit) Self Evaluation: Critter,
final Ch. 3 Notebook |
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12/8
Tuesday |
What do we already understand about homeostasis? |
Critter Project Due (for 90% credit) Unit 4/Ch.3 Homeostasis: Self Guided
Tour Engage: Can You Stand the Heat? |
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12/9
Wednesday |
How do cells maintain an internal environment that differs from
the external environment? How do prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells differ? In what ways
are the similar? What is the most
prominent sub-cellular compartment in eukaryotic cells? What does it contain? |
Critter Project Due (for 80% credit) Cells in Action: Part A
“An Eggsperiment” HW: Pre-lab Write-up P&P 1-7 |
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12/10 Thursday |
Critter Project Due (for 70% credit) Cells in Action: Part A
“An Eggsperiment” Do P&P 1-7 HW: Read/Notes for Essay p. 218 |
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12/11 Friday |
Critter Project Due (for 60% credit) Cells in Action: Part A
“An Eggsperiment” Do P&P 8,9 HW: complete P&P #9 |
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12/14 Monday |
VERY LATE Critters (for 50% credit) Cells in Action: Part B
“Observing Cell Activity”
Analysis #1-4, page 159-160 HW: Read/notes Essay p.220-221 |
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12/15 Tuesday |
How do boundaries and compartments help living systems maintain
and regulate the conditions necessary for life? What are the components of a scientific investigation and how are
they applied to biological models? |
A Cell Model, p. 161-163
Write pre-lab (ticket into lab Wed.) HW: Read/notes Essay p.222-223 |
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12/16 Wed. |
A Cell Model, p. 161-163
Perform lab (ticket into lab)
Analysis p.163 HW: Read/notes Essay p.224-226 |
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12/17 Thursday |
Notes on Experimental Design Copy and Label Fig E.4.7 p. 223 Osmosis in
Cells HW: Read/notes Essay p.227-229 |
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12/18 Friday |
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1/4 Monday |
A Cell Model – Pre-lab Design, set-up and collect data with your partner |
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1/5 Tuesday |
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1/6 Wednesday |
What are the components of a scientific investigation and formal
lab report? |
Complete Lab Report on Cell Model Conclusion HW: Analysis p.163 Lab Report |
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1/7 Thursday |
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1/8 Friday |
What do students understand about analyzing their own work, then
setting goals to improve? |
Replicate Figure E4.4 into your NB Lipid Bilayer
of Cell Membrane Self Evaluate Notebooks Ch.4
Engage/Explore #1 Turn in Notebooks Today |
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1/11 Monday |
Debrief Cell |
Debrief Cell Model Lab (Claims and Evidence) HW: Add boldfaced
terms to Glossary from Essays: p. 220, 222 (13) |
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1/12 Tuesday |
What can observations of the behavior of yeast help us to
understand about active transport in all living things? |
Stamp Glossary terms Behavior of Yeast Cell Lab HW: complete Yeast questions |
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1/13 Wed. |
How are the processes of exchange, diffusion, and osmosis
important in large body systems? |
Regulating the Internal Environment, p.164-166 Part A:
Circulatory System HW: (Wed.) Add
boldfaced terms to Glossary from Essays: p. 220, 222 (9) HW: (Th) Copy, color, label Fig. 4.14,
pg.166: “Exchanges” |
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1/14 Thursday |
How can internal balance be maintained when the external
environment places significant stress on it? |
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1/15 Friday |
In what ways are exchanges made between systems in order to
maintain an organism’s homeostasis? |
Regulating the Internal Environment, p.164-166 Part B: Making Exchanges
Analysis #1,#2 HW: complete above Begin Can You Stand the Heat – Again? HW: “best shot” at P&P #1
Homeostasis Concept Map |
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1/19 Tuesday |
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1/20 Wed. |
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1/21 Thursday |
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1/22 Friday |
What have students learned about homeostasis thus far? How has our understanding of homeostasis change in the last
several weeks? |
Can You Stand the Heat – Again, p.166-168
P&P #1-3
Analysis #1-6 Science Notebooks due Monday HW: finish above as a Take Home Quiz |
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1/25 Monday |
What have we learned (thus far) about the cell? How are organisms adapted in order to maintain homeostasis? How well did students learn their biology lessons this semester? |
Self Evaluation of Science Notebooks
(due Beginning of Period) Begin “Cell Book” Review Ideas for Semester Final Complete Critter Reflection for
Navigation Begin Homeostasis in Your Critter End of Semester Assessment |
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1/26 Tuesday |
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1/27 Wed. |
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1/28 Thursday |
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1/29 Friday |
Thanks for a great semester!
Mrs. N |
Teacher Workday – No Student attendance |
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Second Semester |
What are some of the many ways that your body maintains its
internal balance as you participate in everyday life? |
Begin Ch.5 Maintaining Balance in
Organisms, p 171 The Body Responds, p. 172-173 HW: Read and take
notes on Essay p. 229-231 Homeostasis |
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What is the relationship between core (internal temperature) and
surface temperatures under different conditions? How are scientific investigations conducted? |
What’s Your Temperature Now? p.173-176 P&P #1, #2 Design your experiment P&P #3 Conduct your experiment P&P #4, #5 Analysis p.176 HW:
Read/ Take Notes Essay p. 231-236 Careful Coordination |
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How can examining physical exercise help explain how organ
systems interact to maintain homeostasis? |
Stepping Up the Pace p.177-182 HW: Read/Take notes on Essay p.236-239 The
Breath of Life |
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