1. How to organize your science binder

2. (Cover page- First sheet of paper in notebook) Your name Science Mrs. Stewart _____Period (nothing should be on the back of this page)

3. Behind your cover page: Course syllabus Flash cards instructions

4. Unit 1 - Matter Next sheet of notebook paper- title page

5. Table of Contents DateAssignment/Activity Pages Table of Contents

6. Grade Log Sheet

7. 12 Warm-upAugust 26, 2015Activity August 26, 2015

8. 34 Warm-upAugust 27, 2015Activity TitleAugust 27, 2015

9. 56 Warm-upAugust 28, 2015Activity TitleAugust 28, 2015

10. End

11. And so on. Every page numbered Title and date on every page Left side page is always odd-numbered page Right side page is always even-numbered page Do your best to stay organized this year. It is a very important life skill. If things get a little out of order in your notebook, you are welcome to borrow my notebook. Just make sure it does not leave the room. I have to stay organized, too!

12. During warm-up time, please complete your 2 nd quarter grade log by entering the grades you see on page 64 in your notebook (if you turned it in) as well as any others listed on the grade log that I may have taken at an earlier date. Also, list your quiz grades. They have been returned to you. Summary – Do this on page 65 in your notebook (under worksheet). Think about how you remember order of operations in math (PEMDAS). Use the first letter of each step in the cell cycle to make a catchy phrase or sentence to help you remember the steps in order.

13. Warm-upAugust 25, 2011 N/A 4 5 Getting Started – Volume Lab Tape volume lab here.

14. Warm-upAugust 29, 2011 89 Copy and complete the following: The best definition I can give for the term “science” is _______________________. Summary: In at least 3 sentences, explain why science is a “process” and not just a set of “facts”. Notes – What is Science Anyway?What is the Scientific Process? You will write your notes here. Conserve space so you don’t run out of it.

15. August 30, 2011Warm-up 10 11 The relationship between an experiment and a hypothesis is __________________________. Summary – Answer in at least 3 complete sentences. Explain the importance of having a standard method of measurement such as the SI system (metric). (In other words, why is it important that scientists all use the same measurement system?) Measurement Lab

16. Warm-upAugust 31, 2011 What are Variables in Scientific Investigations? 1213 Very QUICKLY, copy the blue metric measurement information from the whiteboard. Summary: None. DON’T COPY THIS. JUST READ IT. You have a quiz Friday. I STRONGLY suggest you study over measurement units and your lab, and what we discuss today about variables.

17. Warm-up Sept. 1, 2011 The Simpson’s on Variables You will attach the Simpson’s Variables worksheet here. 14 15 Copy and complete the following: a.___________ is the amount of matter in an object (how much “stuff “ it’s made of) b.Length x Width = the ________ of a regularly-shaped object c.Mass is measured in a unit called a ___________ with an instrument called a __________. Summary: Explain how to differentiate (tell the difference) between the 3 types of variables in a scientific investigation.

18. Warm-upSept. 6, 2011Lab 1 – Can You taste the Difference 1617 Copy and complete. Five things that come to mind when I hear the word “water” are 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Summary – Answer this question in at least 3 sentences. After today’s lab, what are your personal feelings about bottled water and the $2.7+ billion that is spent on bottled water in the U.S. each year?

19. Warm-up Sept. 7, 2011 Activity 2 – Exploring Sensory Thresholds 1819 Copy and complete. Minerals and salts are examples of _________ __________ found in water. These substances are not found in __________ __________. Summary:

20. Warm-upSept. 12, 2011 Copy and complete. Two solutes that can be found in iced tea are _______ and _______. The solvent in iced tea is _______. The iced tea itself is a _______. Summary. None. Finish your lab sheet. 20 21 Concentration in Parts per Million Attach your lab sheet here.

21. Warm-up Sept. 13, 2011 Copy and complete. Substance A is toxic at 1 part per million (1 ppm). Substance B is toxic at 1 part per billion (1 ppb). The substance that is the most dangerous is _______________ because ______________________ _____________________________. Summary: None. Be studying over new vocabulary in preparation for a quiz. Tell ya in a little while

22. Warm-upSept. 14, 2011Activity 4 – Mapping Death You will attach your map and answer your analysis questions here. Copy and complete. The term “infectious disease” means _______________________ _____________________________. Some examples I know of are _____________________________. 2425 Summary: Suppose you were the investigator trying to determine the cause of the cholera epidemic in London. How would you go about conducting your investigation? Explain in at least 4 sentences.

23. 1.Please have your letter and rubric on your desk for me to collect. Be sure your name is on the front of the rubric and the letter. 2.For today’s warm-up, read the last 2 paragraphs on page 609. Fill in the Venn diagram on page 29 of your notebook. Give 2 similarities and at least 3 differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. ***Hint: You are about to have a quiz over these two terms as well as “binary fission” and “endospore”. ***GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR SEAT AND SIT IN IT. GET STARTED ON YOUR WARM-UP.***

24. Warm-upSept. 15, 2011 Copy and complete. We plotted 25 cholera-related deaths on our map. I (do/do not - choose one ) believe this is enough evidence to determine the source of the cholera epidemic because (give 2 reasons) ____________________ _____________________________. 2627 Activity 5 – John Snow and the Search for Evidence We will write new vocabulary terms here. Summary: Answer the following question in at least 4 complete sentences. What was the source of the cholera epidemic in London, and how was the source determined? Be thorough in explaining how Dr. Snow arrived at his conclusion. What things did he do to prove his hypothesis? Sept. 15/16, 2011 DID NOT GIVE THIS SUMMARY UNTIL DAY 2 AFTER WE FINISHED ACTIVITY 5. GAVE NO SUMMARY ON DAY 1 OF ACTIVITY 5.

25. Warm-upSept. 19, 2011 Copy and complete. One difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is ___________________________. 28 29 Summary: None. Study pages of flipbook and p. 29 for quiz tomorrow. Bacteria – Part One Venn Diagram on Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes ProkaryotesEukaryotes

26. Warm-upSept. 22, 2011 30 31 Copy and complete. Two things all bacteria have in common are __________________ and ____________________. The three common shapes of bacteria are _________________________ ____________________________. Summary: Copy and answer in at least 4 sentences. Many bacteria cannot reproduce in cold temperatures and are destroyed at high temperatures. How do humans take advantage of this fact when preparing and storing food? We’ll do something here. Leave this page blank for now. But do write the page number.

27. Please copy and complete this warm-up at the top of page 31. Before one bacterium divides into two new bacteria, it must first copy its DNA. The reason for this is ___________________________________. This process is called _____________________.

28. Warm-upSept. 26, 2011 3233 Copy and complete. Bacteria are more/less (choose one) of a problem to people now than they were 200 years ago because _____________________________ ____________________________. Summary: Scientists are studying harsh environments on Earth similar to the environment on Mars. What kind of bacteria are they likely to find in these environments? Explain your answer in at least 4 sentences. Concept Map on Bacteria

29. Warm-upSept. 28,2011 34 35 Copy and complete: Bacteria can be helpful because they can ____________________. Bacteria can be harmful because they can____________________. Summary: In at least 4 sentences, explain how viruses are like and unlike living things. Viruses Your concept map will go here.

30. Warm-up Sept. 29, 2011 Copy and complete: Some characteristics of viruses that make it difficult to find drugs to attack them are _____________________ ____________________________. Summary: None. Study for another quiz tomorrow. Finish your directed reading worksheet. 3637 Viruses – Directed Reading Worksheet

31. Quiz 5 – Bacteria Explain how bacteria can both cause and cure disease. Be specific and thorough.

32. 9-30 - Do this warm-up on page 36 in your notebook. Yes, page 36! Copy and complete: Two ways viruses are like living things are that they______________ and _______________. Two ways viruses are unlike living things are that they _____________ and ____________.

33. Warm-up October 3, 2011 Copy and complete: The way viruses and bacteria reproduce are similar because ______________, but different because _______________________. 38 39 Summary: Write a rhyming poem (4 lines minimum) comparing noninfectious and infectious disease OR draw a picture to illustrate each and include an explanation. Attach Bacteria Song here

34. Warm-up October 4, 2011 4041 Copy and complete: In one or two sentences, use the terms “noninfectious disease”, “infectious disease”, and “pathogen” in a way that shows the relationship between them. (See page 622 for a hint.) Summary: DO LAST NIGHT’S SUMMARY!!! AND HOMEWORK: WORK ON THE STUDY GUIDE FOR FRIDAY’S TEST. IT IS DUE THURSDAY. IT WILL COUNT AS A QUIZ GRADE. STUDY FOR TEST.

35. Warm-upOct. 10, 2011 Copy and answer: Two ways prokaryotes and eukaryotes are similar are that they both ________________ and __________________. Two ways they are different are that _____________________ and _____________________. 42 43 Summary: Choose two of the protists you researched today and make a double bubble map or Venn diagram comparing and contrasting them. Give at least 2 similarities and 2 differences. You will insert your Protists chart here.

36. Warm-upOct. 11, 2011 Copy and complete: Two characteristics shared by all protists are _________________ and ____________. Two differences that can exist among protists are ________________ and _______________. ***DO NOT SAY “THEY ARE CELLS” OR “THEY REPRODUCE”. THOSE ARE UNDERSTOOD. Summary: 44 45 Make a double bubble map or Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the other two protists you researched today. Give at least 2 similarities and 2 differences.

37. Warm-upOctober 13, 2011 Copy and complete: Protist producers differ from plants because ______________________. Summary: None. Be working on your project. Warm-up October 14, 2011 DON’T COPY. JUST DO!!! Make a list of the things you and/or your partner need to accomplish today to be ready to present your project Monday. Remember…there are 2 parts to this presentation – (1) model/mobile with a thorough explanation and (2)disease-causing protist with a thorough description and additional facts to make your presentation informative and interesting (NOT JUST “THIS IS WHAT IT IS AND THIS IS WHAT IT DOES”).

38. Warm-up October 17, 2011 Draw a 3-column chart like the one on the board. List 3 differences and 5 similarities between protists and bacteria. DO NOT SAY, “THEY ARE CELLS” OR “THEY REPRODUCE”. THOSE ARE UNDERSTOOD. Summary 10-18-11: Draw a simple cartoon of two protists having a conversation. Have each one tell the other a way they are similar and a way they are different. (but make the similarities and differences different ) In other words, they can’t both tell each other they have a nucleus. (Don’t say “we are both cells” or “we both reproduce” or “we are living”.) 4849 Copy and complete: Protists that are animal-like are known as PROTOZOA. Some examples of them are ________and ___________. They are autotrophs/heterotrophs (pick one) because they ________________________. Warm-upOctober 18, 2011 Notes from today’s protist presentations KEEP THE TOP HALF OF THE PAGE BLANK.

39. Warm-upOctober 19, 2011 Copy and complete. Protists that are plant-like are known as phytoplankton. Some examples are ________ and ________. “Phyto” or “photo” means light. These protists are called phytoplankton because ___________________________. Summary: None. You have a quiz tomorrow over the 4 protists on your chart on page 43 AND the root words on the white board. Know the parts of the protists so you can label them, as well as their characteristics. Know what the root words mean. 5051 Warm-upOctober 21, 2011 Copy and complete. Two similarities between paramecium and euglena are ____________ and ____________. Two differences between them are ______________ and _______________. (You know what things you cannot say.) Hint: Look at your chart on page 43.

40. Warm-upOctober 26, 2011 Let’s see what you remember. Answer the following: a.Small bodies inside a cell are called ______. b.The fluid inside a cell is the ____________. c.Photosynthesis takes place in the _______. d.The ________ gives a plant cell structure. e.The _________ converts food into energy. f. The __________ covers a cell’s surface and forms a protective barrier around the cell. g.The __________ regulates all cell activities and contains the DNA. Brainpop – Cells You will attach your Brainpop vocab. sheet here. 5253 Summary: Copy and complete. In 4 sentences, explain why eukaryotes have specialized cells, whereas prokaryotes do not.

41. Warm-upOctober 27, 2011 You will attach your cell diagrams and compare/contrast here. Copy and complete. Cell theory states that: 1.All living things are made of ______. 2.The cell is the basic unit of structure and _________ of all ______ _____. 3.Cells arise from _________. 54 55 Summary:

42. Warm-up October 28, 2011 Cell/School Analogy/Levels of Organization in Living Things 5657 Copy and complete: A certain virus attacks the mitochondria in cells. If all of a cell’s mitochondria were destroyed _____________________________ ____________________________. (Explain what you think would happen.) None. Be prepared for a quiz over pages 52-57 of your notebook.

43. Warm-up October 31, 2011 Notes – How Cells Exchange Materials with their Environment 58 59 Copy and complete: The way I would describe a cell is a (building block, living organism, complex factory -PICK ONE) because _____________________________ _____________________________. Summary – None. Study for your quiz tomorrow over pages 52-57 in your notebook.

44. Warm-up November 2, 2011How Cells Make Energy You will attach your Directed Reading Worksheet and draw your diagram here. Copy and complete: In __________________, the cell does not have to use energy to get materials into and out of the cell. In __________ _____________, the cell does have to use energy to get materials into and out of the cell. Summary: None. Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow (YEP!) on cell energy. Also, get an additional detail for each of the vocabulary terms. 60 61

45. Warm-up November 3, 2011 Copy and complete: If the process of photosynthesis stopped on our planet, 2 things that would happen are: 1._____________ _________________________ and 2._____________________________. * Be sure to provide an explanation for each answer. 62 63 Summary: Use your compare/contrast on photosynthesis and cellular respiration to write a summary of how the two processes are alike and different. You must give a minimum of 6 sentences. This is a quiz grade. (An opportunity for you to get a good quiz grade.) Compare/Contrast of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

46. Warm-up November 3, 2011Compare/Contrast of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration 62 63 Summary: Use your compare/contrast on photosynthesis and cellular respiration to write a summary of how the two processes are alike and different. You must give a minimum of 6 sentences. This is a quiz grade. (An opportunity for you to get a good quiz grade) Do this on page 61 in your notebook. Leave this space empty. Quickly copy the Figure 3 diagram from page 534 in the textbook. Label it. Write the 2 descriptions. Five minutes. 5 th periodBe in your seat.

47. Warm-up November 4, 2011 Copy and complete: Biology is the only science in which multiplication means the same thing as division. I think this statement means_________________________ ______________________________. 64 65 Summary: None. YOU WILL ADD THE DEFINITION OF CELL CYCLE TO YOUR VOCABULARY SHEET TODAY. FOR HOMEWORK, BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DETAIL FOR ALL 10 TERMS ON THE SHEET. Directed Reading Worksheet – Cell Cycle

48. Warm-up November 9, 2011 Copy and complete: When I am cold, my body reacts by ___________________________. When I am hot, my body reacts by ___________________________. I think my body does these things because ______________________. 68 - YES 69 Summary: Write a 4-sentence explanation of how your body uses feedback mechanisms when you learn a new skill such as skateboarding, biking, etc. Draw a picture to go with your explanation. (Hint: Think about balance, endurance, etc.) Notes – Feedback Mechanisms 2. Feedback mechanism – a cycle of events in which information from one step controls or affects a previous step. Ex. When I give you feedback on a test or assignment, it is a result of what you did BEFORE I graded it. Hopefully, the feedback helps you correct your mistake 1.Homeostasis – the maintenance of a stable internal environment in your body. Ex. When your body temperature drops, you may shiver to warm up. 3. Transport proteins – structures in the cell membrane that help move LARGE molecules into the cell. Ex. Glucose molecules are too large to move across the cell membrane on their own. T.P move them across. 4. Hormones – chemical messengers produced by glands in the body that signal body systems to act in order to correct an imbalance. Ex. Adrenaline is released when you are in a scary situation or heightened state of awareness. Your heart beats faster and you breathe faster. Today’s Directed Reading Worksheet will go on this page.

49. Warm-upNovember 10, 2011Cell Structure and Functions/The Working Cell Chapter Review Copy and complete: Some medications slow the messages being transmitted through the nervous system. It would be important for a person to know of this effect because ______ ____________________________. 70 71 None. Test Monday on Cell Structure/Function/Processes – Everything between pages 52 and 71 in your notebook.

50. Warm- upNovember 14, 2011 Copy and complete: Cells carry out lots of complex processes such as _________________, ______________, and _____________, which help balance the needs of the organism. 7273 Summary: None. New spiral notebook tomorrow.

51. Do this warm-up on page 58 under yesterday’s warm-up but be sure to put today’s date. Warm-up11-1-11 Copy and complete: In the iodine-cornstarch demonstration yesterday, I observed that _______________________________________ (what occurred) because _____________________________________ ____________________________________________________. Summary: Draw a Venn diagram or double bubble map. Compare and contrast passive and active transport. Give at least 2 similarities and 2 differences. (HINT: Use your notes.)

52. ProtistsBacteriaSimilarities 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 1. 2. 3.

53. 10-13-11 – Do this warm-up on page 46 (Yep!). Draw this tree map. Then arrange the words/phrases in a way to show the relationship between them. (Don’t draw the boxes. Just write the words.)

54. Do this warm-up on page 48. Yep!!! Copy and complete: Protists that are animal-like are known as PROTOZOA. Some examples of them are _______________ and _________________. They are autotrophs/heterotrophs (pick one) because they ________________________. Copy and do this summary on the BOTTOM half of page 49. LEAVE THE TOP HALF

55. 10-12-11 – Do this warm-up on page 45 (Yep!). Draw this tree map. Then arrange the words/phrases in a way to show the relationship between them. (Don’t draw the boxes. Just write the words.) Euglena, Protists, Amoeba, Plant-like, Paramecium, Animal-Like, Volvox

56. 10-5-11 – Do this warm-up on page 40 under yesterday’s warm-up. Copy and complete: If one bacterium reproduces by binary fission every 20 minutes, there would be ______ bacteria after 3 hours. (Do the math. You do not need a calculator!)

57. 10-6-11 – Do this warm-up on page 41 (Yep!). Copy and complete: The risk of infectious disease may be higher in a community that has no water treatment because_____________________________. Summary: None. Finish flipbook(due tomorrow)/study for tomorrow’s test (flipbook, pages 28-41 in notebook)

58. 10-7-11 For today’s warm-up, you are to be studying QUIETLY over your flipbook, study guide, and other resources for the test. You may QUIETLY quiz your desk partner.

59. We are going to begin presentations immediately. Please get your materials (poster, model/mobile, grading rubric, and project instructions with diversity question answered) and be ready to present when called upon. *KSS due tomorrow…WHO WILL BE THE FIRST CLASS TO GET 5 EXTRA POINTS FOR 100% OF KSS BEING COMPLETED? **QUIZ tomorrow…Do you know the 4 protists on your chart (their parts and their characteristics)? DO YOU KNOW THE ROOT WORDS ON THE BOARD?