How to Use Your Textbook

The Parts of the Textbook Front to Back SectionPage NumbersPurpose Table of ContentsCA7-CA26Quick Reference Guide to the major parts of the textbook. Quick Reference for: Data Analysis Activities Quick Labs Investigations CA28 CA29 CA30-CA31 Quick search and find based on types of activities instead of by subject California Education Standards for Science CA33-CA48Summary of what the State of California expects you to know at the end of the year. The Actual Textbook1-1052Presents Biology & Life Sciences. This is the content area. Student Resources Appendix R1-R39See R1 for the list of resources to help you with: Lab Handbook, Math and Data Analysis, Vocabulary, Note- Taking, etc

The Parts of the Textbook Front to Back – Page 2 SectionPage NumbersPurpose GlossaryR40-R74Dictionary of Biological Terms and their meanings IndexR75-R97Alphabetic list of terms and subject matter at the detail level. References all pages containing information related to the term, throughout the textbook The Periodic Table Of the Elements Inside the back cover List of names and properties for all the elements known to man.

How to start Don’t Start By Reading the Textbook! Skim & Scan That means you need to close you notebook, put down your pencil, pick up the book and get comfy

Skim & Scan Is a powerful way to prepare your brain to receive and remember lot’s of info. Don’t take notes until you have done it! Here is how to DO IT!

Turn to Page 2 This page gives you a general overview of what Chapter 1 is all about: Title You have the Title Key Concepts You have the Key Concepts. Read them, don’t worry about whether you understand them When you start reading, everything you read will be evidence supporting the key concepts

Now Flip through the chapter from beginning to end Read Only the: – Section Titles – Key Concept – Main Ideas – Vocabulary Just the words, not the definitions

Return to the front of the chapter Look at & READ all – Picture & captions – Tables – Charts – Graphs

NOW You Take Notes The textbook is organized in a way that makes it easy to take outline notes: – DO NOT COPY THE BOOK – DO SUMMARIZE THE BOOK – TAKE YOU NOTES ON THE RIGHT HAND PAGE – LEAVE THE LEFT HAND PAGE OPEN FOR Additional Notes Diagrams & Charts YOU Draw

Let’s Do Chapter 1, Section 1

1.1 The Study of Life Key Concept: Biologists study life in all it’s forms Vocab: Vocab WordDefinition BiosphereAll organisms and the part of earth & where they exist BiodiversityVariety of life within an area SpeciesGroup of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring BiologyScientific study of all forms of life OrganismAny individual living thing CellBasic unit of life MetabolismAll chemical processes that synthesize of break down materials within an organism DNAMolecule that stores genetic information in all organisms