DATE

ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT

Tuesday, September 2

Write Out Popsicle Sticks

Wednesday, September 3

Icebreaker activity

Interactive Notebook Set-up

-all about me poem

Syllabus

Course outline

Thursday, September 4

Syllabus

Course Outline

Class expectations

Lab safety and emergency situations

Friday, September 5

Finish up  expectations and lab safety

What is life demo & discussion-yeast demo

Assignment- Sign safety contracts and return on Tuesday

Monday, September 8

Hand out textbooks – Textbook Cruise

What is Biology?

Read Strategy-Large Group Activity  1.1

Assignment:  1.1 What is Biology  due Tuesday & Safety Contracts

Tuesday, September 9

Collect Safety Contract

Check 1.1 Assignment

Read 1.2 & 1.3   In Class

Assignment: Complete 1.2  & 1.3 tomorrow

Wednesday, September 10

Introduce experimental design

Identify design variables

Assignment: Experimental Design due tomorrow

Thursday, September 11

Discuss Design Problems

Introduce Pill Bug Lab

Pill bug lab:  -READ and do Pre-Lab Group Questions

          Group member responsibilities

                     -Pill bug trial #1

                     -Second variable

Friday, September 12

Pill bug lab:  - Trial #1 & #2

Monday, September 15

Pill Bug Trial 1 & Trial 2

Compare and discuss student graphs

Introduce null vs. alternative hypothesis and Chi-square values

Tuesday, September 16

Pill Bug Trial #1 & Trial 2

Wednesday, September 17

Introduction to graphing – Bubble gum lab

 Assignment:  graph lab data for pill bug lab (due Thursday)

Discuss conclusion

Review for quiz

Thursday, September 18

Discuss/Modify Pill Bug Graph

Calculate results from student pill bug data

Work through data analyais-chi-square together

Complete Pill bug Post-lab data

Friday, September 19

Fall Fest

Monday, September 20

Complete Pill Bug Post-Lab data due Tuesday, Sept 21^st

Homework: Review Sheet & Pill Bug Behavioral Lab

Tuesday, September 21

Pill Bug Lab due

Review    

Assignment-Test 1- Experimental Design  Wednesday

Wednesday, September 23

Test 1