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Welcome to BIOLOGY
SC.912.N.1.1
Define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge, for example:
biology, chemistry, physics, and earth/space science, and do the
following:
pose questions about the natural world;
conduct systematic observations;
examine books and other sources of information to see what is already known;
review what is known in light of empirical evidence;
plan investigations;
use tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data (this includes the use of
measurement in metric and other systems, and also the generation and
interpretation of graphical representations of data, including data tables and
graphs);
pose answers, explanations, or descriptions of events;
generate explanations that explicate or describe natural phenomena
(inferences);
use appropriate evidence and reasoning to justify these explanations to others;
communicate results of scientific investigations; and
evaluate the merits of the explanations produced by others.
Other Benchmarks Included
SC.912.L.14.4: Compare and contrast structure and function of various types of
microscopes.
• Identify a problem
What do you want to know?
• You have recently noticed quite a few fish turning up dead at your favorite
lake.
• The temperature doesn’t seem unusually cold or hot.
• The color of the water seems to be changing.
• You notice a new subdivision being built on the opposite side of the lake.
• You notice some run off from the subdivision into the lake,=.
• You decide to check the pH level of the lake (#1) and the pH level of
another lake (#2) you frequently visit.
• The pH of your favorite lake (#1) is significantly lower than the pH of the
other lake (#2).
Conduct an Experiment
Develop a way to TEST your hypothesis
IF __________ then __________
Validity
The results must accurately provide a measured result.
Quantitative analysis: measured results involving numeric
values
Qualitative analysis: measured results involving
positive/negative or yes/no results
Reliability
The experiment must produce the same valid results
with repeated testing, anytime, by anyone
You must be able to duplicate
Scientific Method
Conclusion
Interpret the DATA collected
Theory
A THEORY is a HYPOTHESIS
that has been tested many times
by many people over time with the same results
3. A reasonable explanation/answer to a
problem/question is referred to as a _________.
Deca = X 10
Decagram
Decaliter
decameter
Hecta = X 100
Hectragram
Hectaliter Kilo = X 1000
hectameter Kilogram
Kiloliter
kilometer
Meters and liters
1 g H2O = 1 mL = 1 cm 3
4. reproduce
UNITY
ALL organisms contain
Deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA)
DNA is inherited
DIVERSITY
DNA RNA (transcription)
RNA protein (translation
Extinction is PERMANENT
Recommended VIDEOS
Making graphs Bozeman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BkbYeTC6Mo
Characteristics of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nKKoxnmTEA&nohtml5=False
What is Biology?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibhnP5suqK8&nohtml5=False