Objectives For Unit 1
Topic: Introduction to Science
Standard 3, Benchmark 3:
Cellular metabolic activities are carried out by biomolecules produced by organisms
Standard 3, Benchmark 6:
Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems maintain relatively stable internal environments, even in the face of changing external environments
Evidence Outcomes of Mastery
· Describe the main branches of natural science and how they relate to each other
· Differentiate among the use of hypothesis, theory, and law as they are defined in science compared to the usage in everyday use
· Understand that all scientific knowledge is subject to new findings and that reproducible, corroborated, converging lines of data yield a scientific theory
· Understand why critical thinking is used to solve problems
· Describe the steps to the scientific method
· Know how to use the tools of science
· Explain the reasons why scientists use a common set of tools (i.e. SI system)
· Demonstrate how to assemble data and depict in terms of graphing, tables, charts, etc.
· Describe the subatomic particles of an atom
· Know electrons role in ionic and covalent bonding
· Describe characteristics of water such as polarity and bonding