Unit 2: Life, Cells, and Microscopes

10/29-10/31

11/4

Review Guided Reading HW ... p.8-10

Students will

• read pages 24-28
• completed guided reading packet p.11-13

11/5

CLASSIFICATION

Students will

• View 2 Brainpop videos
• Explore classification

11/6

Classification and Dichotomous Keys

11/7

Classification and Dichotomous Keys

11/14 - 18

11/19 - 11/20

Guided Notes

Review Day

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Can you answer the following questions?

1. What does it mean to be alive?
2. Where does life come from and how did scientists come to this conclusion?
3. How are organisms classified?
4. How are the structure and components of a cell related to its function?
5. How are various cells unique, and what do they have in common with other cells

Week of 12/2

Using a Microscope

WEEK OF 12/9

12/9/13

Lab #1: Exploring the Microscope

12/10/13

Lab #2: Microscope Images (e and cartoon)

Lab #3: Plant vs Animal Cells

12/11/13

Lab #3: Plant vs Animal Cells

Microscope Review

12/12/13

Lab #4: Measuring with a Microscope

12/13/13

"Think about things in your everyday life that use computer science: a cell phone, a microwave, a computer, a traffic light… all of these things needed a computer scientist to help build them.

Computer science is the art of blending human ideas and digital tools to increase our power. Computer scientists work in so many different areas: writing apps for phones, curing diseases, creating animated movies, working on social media, building robots that explore other planets and so much more."

Today you will be participating in the "Hour of Code." Go to this page and press START.

If you have never done any computer programming (that is most of you), choose one of the "tutorials for beginners." For the few of you that have some coding experience --- look for a more advanced topic!

This is s great experience to try something new that will be useful in your future.

UNIT 2:

1. What does it mean to be alive?
2. Where does life come from and how did scientists come to this conclusion?
3. How are organisms classified?
4. How are the structure and components of a cell related to its function?
5. How are various cells unique, and what do they have in common with other cells
6. How big are cells and how do we observe them?

UNIT 2: VOCABULARY

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