1. Chapter 1
Exploring Life

2. Ch 1: Exploring Life
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3. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)

4. 6 Organs and organ systems
8 Cells
6 Organs and organ systems
7 Tissues
10 Molecules
9 Organelles
50 µm
10 µm
1 µm
Cell
Atoms

5. Figure 1.3 Exploring Levels of Biological Organization
1 The biosphere
2 Ecosystems
3 Communities
4 Populations
5 Organisms

6. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?

7. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?

8. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems

9. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??

10. Ch 1: Exploringb Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question

11. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question
Research

12. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question
Research
Hypothesis/plan

13. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question
Research
Hypothesis/plan
Experiment

14. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question
Research
Hypothesis/plan
Experiment
Results

15. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question
Research
Hypothesis/plan
Experiment
Results
Conclusion

16. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question
Research
Hypothesis/plan
Experiment
Results
Conclusion
Revise hypothesis/plan

17. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
a way to solve problems – Steps??
Problem/question
Research
Hypothesis/plan
Experiment
Results
Conclusion
Revise hypothesis/plan
Need volunteer

18. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
4. Good Experimental Design

19. Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design

20. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis

21. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables

22. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group

23. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time

24. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions

25. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling

26. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)

27. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials

28. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials
Graphs

29. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials
Graphs
Label axes w/ units

30. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials
Graphs
Label axes w/ units
Keep same scale

31. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials
Graphs
Label axes w/ units
Keep same scale
Title

32. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials
Graphs
Label axes w/ units
Keep same scale
Title
Start at X & Y vertex

33. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials
Graphs
Label axes w/ units
Keep same scale
Title
Start at X & Y vertex
Connect dots

34. Good Experimental Design
Ch 1: Exploring Life
Good Experimental Design
Hypothesis
Independent & dependent variables
Control group & experimental group
Constants – same temp., volume, equipment, time
Controls – no enzyme, no substrate, dark conditions
Random sampling
Large sample size (n)
Repeated – multiple trials
Graphs
Label axes w/ units
Keep same scale
Title
Start at X & Y vertex
Connect dots
Key – if more than one line

35. Ch 1: Exploring Life
1. What is the hierarchy of life? (smallest to largest)
2. Did any of you use the scientific method over the summer?
3. What is the scientific method?
4. Good Experimental Design
5. What is meant by “science as a process?”