1. Welcome back!
Please have your course information sheet signature page ready to hand in
Get out 6 pieces of binder paper

2. Interactive Notes On the cover write: Introduction to Biology
Name, period, seat #
Draw a color picture related to the unit topic

3. Place 6 pages of notebook paper behind the cover
Staple 3 times down the side so it opens like a book

4. Number the pages
1 Back of cover First lined page

5. Number the pages

6. Write “Warm-ups” at the top of page 1
Write “Input” at the top of the even number pages
Write “Output” at the top of the odd number pages

7. What is Biology? (pg 2)

8. Biology= The study of living things

9. Science
Goal is to provide natural (not supernatural) explanations for events in the natural world

10. Science
Goal is to provide natural (not supernatural) explanations for events in the natural world
Science is an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world

11. The major topics we will study in this class include:

12. Diversity of Life How many species are there? How are species related?
What are the major branches on the tree of life?

13. Cell Biology How do individual cells function?
How do cells work together?
How do cells make copies of themselves?

14. Genetics
Why do kids look similar to but not the same as their parents?
How does DNA carry genetic information?

15. Evolution
How do species change over time?
Where did we come from?

16. Ecology
How do species interact with each other and with their environment?

17. Output Activity (pg 3) Pick one topic that you find interesting
Look up that topic in the textbook and explore it further
On page 3, draw a color illustration of your chosen topic