Desert Vista Science

Weekly Outline – Honors Biology & Biology

Mr. Foster

 

 

Week of  Aug. 16th-20th                                                                                     Week 2

 

 

 

 Monday          1.  Finish: Enigma cylinders (turn in H.O)

·         Science journal entry

                        2.  Due: 1.1a intro to bio – email to me

                                    *(email subject must include: Full name, class period, 1.1a)

                           

Tuesday           1. Essential question: What are the limits of science?

·         H.O. – Knowledge of science survey: what science is & not. (discuss)

                        2.  H.W. – text reading 1.7 -1.9

 

 

Wednesday     1. Activity – Nature of science: Of Sunsets, Souls and Senses     (Early Out Schedule)

                       

 

Thursday         1. Finish- Of sunsets, Souls and senses         

·         Science journal entry

2. Nature of science: The Bottle lab (H.O. for lab)            

·         Science journal entry

           

                                               

Friday              1. Using online text web page  

·         Complete chapter one activity: Thinking as a Scientist: How Does Acid Precipitation Affect Trees? (1.8)

·         Read the activity carefully and critically answer these questions: H.O. Acid Precipitation

·         You do not need to do the questions on the actual web page.  Due Monday

 

           

                       

 

 

Objectives

1. Examine the limitation of science.

2. Discuss and use observations & inferences, further examine the scientific process.

3. Use an online example to investigate a scientific problem

4. Review proper lab safety, the use of metrics and graphing scientific data.