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How does the process of scientific inquiry relate to biology?
Biology is a life science course. Together we will investigate the properties of the living world and ask questions (inquire) about this awesome place we call home (earth!). We will ask questions like "what is the smallest living unit?," "how are do different organisms survive the different pressures of their surroundings" "what are genes and how do they work?" and "why are humans so special?"
We will learn not only how to discover answers to some of these questions, but how to ask great questions to begin with. Welcome to the study of life - welcome to biology!
Key vocabulary:
biotic - living
abiotic - nonliving
Learning Objectives:
- Students will learn the classroom policies and procedures for the course in order to have a safe and productive learning environment for the school year.
- Students will distinguish between the characteristics of living things in order to categorize factors as biotic or abiotic.
- Students will explain the science as a process in order to ask scientific questions and form testable hypotheses.
- Students will pose meaningful scientific questions in order to explain the scientific process.
- Students will be able to create hypotheses and experimental designs independently. They will also have the tools to organize and analyze the data they collect from their experiments.
- Student will categorize the independent, dependent and controll variables in order to choose appropriate variables.
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