1. AP –PLANTS!

2. 1 st period task list 5/14 What’s the status of the plants? Who’s alive? Find original measurements What will graphs look like? Data means what?

3. 1 st Period Task List for 5/15 Separate plants & begin to dry them so a dry biomass can be taken Red Cups Plant Friday; but seeds aren’t developed yet?!?! Plan new experiment – Variables, hypothesis, predictions What was supposed to happen??

4. 1 st period 5/16 Tasks Poster Brainstorming: – Materials & Methods – H0 and H1 – Generally Summary – Graphs – Data Analysis : chi- squared, SEM, SD Generation of fake data? – What really happened? What was supposed to happen? – Description of Variables, Constants, Control – Explanation of Error (connected to data analysis) Define (new?) variables – i.e. watering system, not bags – Create hypothesis Plant today Clean Up Dry Biomass

5. Lilliendahl 1 st period students: if you need to complete an aspect of the lab before the weekend please do so. Please try to come after school or during study hall today. Remember, you will be in the library on Monday, not the classroom.

6. 7 th period Task List for 5/14 What are the requirements for the “poster”? – YOU need to generate them; MrsLil will confirm – What does a good scientific investigation entail? Communicate that!!! Regroup How to ensure plant success? – What/Who was successful and why? What’s the data going to look like?

7. 5/15 : 7 th period task list WITHIN GROUPS: Step 1: gather seeds – Start to germinate seeds with water & paper towel – Research plants’ needs Step 2: determine best environment for F1 – (Same as parent) Step 3: Find data from parent generation! Overall data analysis: – Expected  avg data from control group – Observed  data from F1 generation

8. 7 TH Period Poster Req’s Variables: Independent, Dependent Control Why did the plants die? Hypothesis Charts & Graphs! Chi-squared, sd, sem Pictures Describe experiment Why/How does experiment demo natural selection?