1. What is the class policy regarding: Food Drinks Electronic Devices BLOCK 7/22 - 7/23

2. Thursday 7/24 Compare/Contrast Qualitative and Quantitative Observations: Name at least 2 of the properties that all living things share

3. Friday 7/25 Scientific Process/Scientific Method List the 6 Steps we discussed in class: What do you do if your Hypothesis is rejected?

4. Mon 7/28 Define Independent Variable What is another name for the I.V.? Define Dependent Variable What is another name for the D.V.? What are the controlled variables in an experiment

5. BLOCK 7/29 – 7/30 Explain how the terms “DRY” and “MIX” can be of help when graphing: (what do all letters stand for) Draw and label the X and Y axes on a graph

6. Thursday 7/31 What are the 5 things required on every graph? – The X-axis covers 34 squares on your graph paper. Your IV data ranges from 0 to 150 years. What scale could you use to set up your x-axis? (1 square =?? Or years per square)

7. Friday 8/1 What do each of the following letters represent, and what is each unit’s numeric value (if Base Unit = 1) K H D B D C M ___ ___ deca Base deci ___ ___ __ __ __ 1 ___ ___ ___ What is metric unit of length? What is metric unit of volume (liquid)? What is metric unit of mass?

8. Monday 8/4 Convert 48 centimeters (cm) to: _______ meters (m) _______ millimeters (mm) Convert 245 milliliters (ml) to: _______ liters (l) How many mm in (1) meter? _________ How many mm in (1) cm? _________ How many cm in (1) meter? _________

9. BLOCK 8/5 – 8/6 What is the volume of an object measuring: 12 cm X 8 cm X 2 cm (include units!!) How can you determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object such as a rock, a marble or a threaded nut?

10. Thursday 8/7 List four Chemistry-related things you recall learning about:

11. Friday 8/8 Define “element”: What 4 elements compose 90% of the mass of most organisms? Define “atom”: What three particles make up an atom? Electrons in an atom’s outermost shell are called ______________ electrons

12. Monday 8/11 Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons; these variations of an element are called:______ An atom’s Atomic Number is equal to that element’s number of :______________ An element’s Atomic Mass is equal to its number of _________ plus its number of __________. To determine the number of neutrons, the ________is subtracted from the ________

13. BLOCK 8/12 – 8/13 Define Compound: Define Molecule: What occurs in a Covalent bond? What occurs on an Ionic bond? What do you call an atom that loses an electron? Gains an electron?

14. Thursday 8/14 What type of chemical bond forms between Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms in the making of a water molecule? What type of chemical bond forms between two water molecules? What do we mean when we say that water is a polar molecule? Draw a Bohr model for 1 molecule of water

15. Monday 8/18 Compare adhesion and cohesion: Describe capillary action and give an example: Compare hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances, and give an example of each:

16. Friday 8/22 What are the 4 major classes of Macromolecules, and give an example of each: –

17. Monday 8/25 What is the chemical formula for Glucose: Simple Sugars (monosaccharides) are usually found arranged in what type of structural shape? What are the functions and types of organisms that use the following polysaccharides: – Starch – Glycogen – Cellulose – Chitin

18. BLOCK 8/26 – 8/27 There are how many Amino Acids?______ From these amino acids, we can build how many proteins? __________________ Draw and Label the parts of an amino acid: When a protein is unfolded and loses its original 3- dimensional shape, it has become _____________ What are two ways a protein can lose its shape?

19. Thursday 8/28 What is “Activation Energy”, and how is it affected by an enzyme? List two unique characteristics of enzymes: What is a substrate? What was the substrate in the Enzyme demonstration I gave on Block Day?

20. Friday 8/28 List 3 facts about Saturated Fats: List 3 facts about Unsaturated Fats: Describe the structure of a Phospholipid: Which end of a phospholipid is Polar? Nonpolar?

21. Monday 9/2 What are the monomers of a Nucleic Acid polymer? What are the 3 parts of a Nucleic Acid’s monomer? List 3 differences between DNA and RNA: –