Mr.Kardouche Biology – Room 318 Welcome I am very glad that you are here!

ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN! I know that we have some really insightful and deep thinking people in this class. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions. I do not want us to be “regurgitators” of information. I hope that we can think thoughts that have never been thought before. Above all, I want us to have fun and enjoy our time together.

These are some guidelines I will try to follow: This is OUR classroom, not MY classroom I will try to be in a good mood every day, and when I am not, I will not hold you accountable. Try to do the same. I will try to be clear in the academic expectations of this course and fair in evaluating you I will try to keep my grades current and posted online so you can check your academic progress. I am here to help you as a facilitator. We are all our own best teachers.

What are we going to Study? We are going to try to find answers to the most interesting questions there are! We are going to try to find answers to the most interesting questions there are! WHAT IS LIFE? WHAT IS LIFE? WHERE DOES LIFE COME FROM? WHERE DOES LIFE COME FROM?

PLEASE TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITE DOWN THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS: 1) WHAT IS LIFE? 1) WHAT IS LIFE? 2) WHERE DOES LIFE COME FROM? 2) WHERE DOES LIFE COME FROM?

What is life? From the dictionary: From the dictionary: The quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body The quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body A principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings A principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings An organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction An organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Answer these questions on your paper: Answer these questions on your paper: 3) What is alive other than a cell? 3) What is alive other than a cell? 4) Where did all the cells come from? 4) Where did all the cells come from? 5) What is energy? 5) What is energy? 6) Do all cells need energy to stay alive? 6) Do all cells need energy to stay alive?

Did you know that: Nothing is alive other than a cell Nothing is alive other than a cell All cells only come from existing cells All cells only come from existing cells Energy is what gives anything the ability to move something – such as moving a single molecule in a cell. Energy is what gives anything the ability to move something – such as moving a single molecule in a cell. Without energy all cells die. Without energy all cells die.

In order to study about life, we need to understand: How Science Research is done and be able to perform experiments correctly How Science Research is done and be able to perform experiments correctly The basic chemistry of cells - What they are made from and why. The basic chemistry of cells - What they are made from and why. Some parts all cells have in common and things they all need to do to stay alive. Some parts all cells have in common and things they all need to do to stay alive. How and why cells make new cells How and why cells make new cells How a cell stores, uses and passes on the information to build an entire organism How a cell stores, uses and passes on the information to build an entire organism

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