1. Tuesday September 8, 2015 1) GET YOUR JOURNALS! 2) NEW PAGE, NEW WEEK OF WARM-UPS 3) MONDAY HOLIDAY 4) TUESDAY – RECORD SUNRISE AND SUNSET SUNRISE 7:09 AM SUNSET 7:46 PM DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DAYLIGHT HOURS.

2. Current Vocabulary Organism Dependent VariableOrganism Organ System Independent VariableOrgan System Organ HypothesisOrgan Tissue Cell

3. Current Vocabulary Organism – Organism – individual, functioning thing Organ System- Organ System-group of organs that work together Organ – Organ – group of tissues working together Tissue – Tissue – group of cells performing specific function Cell - Cell - smallest unit of structure and function

4. Housekeeping 1) Review of procedures 2) Graded papers 3) Birthdays 4) Parent Letter 5) Journal Check

5. Journal Expectations Title Page (10 pts) Table of Contents (10 pts) Two charts, STAAR and Thinking Maps (5 pts each) Earthquake (10 pts) Equipment Foldable 5pts, Filled out 5pts (possible 10 pts) Penny Boat Lab – CER (possible 10 pts) Levels of Organization, thinking map (10 pts) - today Warm-ups (possible 10 pts) last week Glossary Section 10 pts, vocabulary up to date 10 pts (20 pts total)

7. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 Question 2, week of Sep 7, 2015 Question-do all living things contain a nucleus? Explain your answer (give me a reason)

8. Vocabulary Organism – Organism – individual, functioning thing Organ System- Organ System-group of organs that work together Organ – Organ – group of tissues working together Tissue – Tissue – group of cells performing specific function Cell - Cell - smallest unit of structure and function Cell theory – 1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells. 2. The cell is the most basic unit of life. 3. All cells arise from pre- existing, living cells.

9. Cell Theory Cell theory – 1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells. 2. All cells arise from pre-existing, living cells. 3. Cell is the basic unit of life -each cell performs all life functions -each cell contains DNA

10. Thursday September 10, 2015 Question 3, Week of September 7 Question - What does the Cell Theory state? Quiz Friday

11. Vocabulary Prokaryote Cells Eukaryote Cells

12. Friday September 11, 2015 Question 4, Week of September 7 Question - List the Levels of Organization in Living Things (hint: there are 9)

13. Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Body, cell membrane, organelle, nucleus, centrosome, mitochondria, ribosome, vacuole, lysosome, chloroplasts Vocabulary