1. Quiz Friday 13th – covering Scientific Method/Ecology
Monday, September 9, 2013
Quiz Friday 13th – covering Scientific Method/Ecology

2. If a company claims that its product has been proven scientifically, which of the following should have taken place if the results are to be considered reliable ?
The company should have held discussions with leading industry scientists
Technology should have been used in both the gathering of the data and data analysis .
Results should have been peer reviewed and repeated producing the same findings.
The results of the investigation should have been published in popular magazines. C

3. Learning Activities LBA/quiz make ups Go over SM Quiz/SM HW handout
Differentiated instruction groups
What you don’t finish is hw DUE TUESDAY
Discuss
Common Board/ Exit Slips
Complete DAILY
Binder Checks
How to properly organize
Lab write-ups
Make sure it is typed
Attach a graph/table
Analysis/Conclusion

4. Tuesday September 10,2013
Based on your knowledge of scientific investigations, which stage of scientific investigation did the invention of the microscope significantly advance?
___________________________________________
Communicating the results of the experiment.
Gathering the data for the investigation
Generating explanations of phenomena
Planning the investigation and experimentation. B

5. Wednesday September 11, 2013 http://www.911day.org/
What is your good deed going to be today ?

6. At which stage of scientific thinking are scientists most likely to consider the data and conclusions of other scientists to propose new experiments? a.
observing b.
testing hypotheses c.
analyzing data d.
forming hypotheses D

7. Thursday September 12, 2013 A face ? Or a word?
Face or the word Liar

8. Identify each of the following as independent variable, dependent variable, or constant: type of soil used, type of seedling used, and height of plant
independent variable: type of soil used; dependent variable: height of plant; constant: type of seedling used

9. Limiting Factor Lab DO NOT STEP ON BEANS DO NOT EAT BEANS
Make sure you have 80+ beans within your tape square
Make sure you have two 10cm x 10cm pipe cleaner squares
EACH owl gets 2 tosses per day
Owl DIES – if gets less then 4 mice(beans) in a three day period
Each pick a role
Bean counter
Recorder
Female Owl
Male Owl

10. Friday September 13, 2013
Why are people afraid of Friday the 13th? Is it a reasonable fear to have? Why or why not?

11. Please be respectful today… I can not speak
Limiting Factor Lab- if you are not done finish after quiz
Today ….
Review
Then take quiz
Finish lab
Work on HW

12. 5th period seating chart adjusted
Please make sure you are seated in your assigned seat.

13. Friday September 13, 2013
Fear of Friday the 13th — is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.
Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.

14. EXIT SLIP COMPREHENSION CHECK
QUESTION: Imagine that scientists introduced a disease in to the rabbit population in Australia, and the rabbit population crashes. Was the crash caused by a density dependent or independent factor? Justify your answer.
ANSWER: ?
SCALES/ RATING YOURSELF
Rate yourself before and explain why: “I am a 1 because I only know what abiotic and biotic mean.”
Rate yourself after and explain why: “I am a 2 because I learned carrying capacity means the maximum amount of organisms that can live in an environment.”
dependent

15. Learning Activities Review for Scientific Method Quiz
Finish lab/ Go over graph set up and questions
Finish Taking Ecology notes on growth models
Start HW: Study Guides 14.4 and 14.5

16. Quiz Review
On a piece of paper answer the following questions with your shoulder partner
Put your names on the paper
ONLY NEED 1 paper per “2” two students

17. 2. Is the moose population in 1974 relatively high or low?
1. What is the moose population in 1974?
2. Is the moose population in 1974 relatively high or low?
3. Is the wolf population in 1974 increasing or decreasing?
4. How is the change in the wolf population in 1974 related to the level of the moose population?
5. Look at the moose and wolf population levels in Why is the wolf population likely decreasing?
About 1500 moose; relatively high ; increasing; When the moose population is high, the wolf population increases.; The moose population is low, so the wolves have less food to eat. As a result, their population decreases.

18. Miss Match Review In your groups of 4-3
Take the cards out of the plastic bag
Arrange them on the desk
Match each VOCAB WORD with a DEFINITION

19. Owl Feeding Rate: normal conditions

20. What did the lab show us?
What happens when the owls don’t eat 4 mice in 3 days?
What does this represent?
What happens when there is a drought and there are less mice?
What happens when the owls have to compete for mice with the snakes?

21. Homework over weekend 1,2,5, and 7th period: Study Guide 14.4 and 14.5
Use text book and read pages 440 – 447
THERE MAY BE A POP QUIZ MONDAY OR TUESDAY! On these pages.
Hint- you may want to take notes

22. Homework over weekend 3rd period: Study Guide 13.2, 14.4, and 14.5
Use text book and read pages 440 – 447
THERE MAY BE A POP QUIZ MONDAY OR TUESDAY! On these pages.
Hint- you may want to take notes