TOPIC I: Introduction to Biology/ Nature of Life** ESSENTIAL CONTENT OBJECTIVES INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS What is Biology? Explain the role science plays in the study of life. Core Text Book: Science vs. Pseudoscience Identify the criteria that differentiate science from Chapter 1, Appendix B, Appendix C, and Appendix D Scientific Investigations: Experimental Design non-science and pseudoscience. (ALD) Characteristics of Living Things Design and evaluate a scientific investigation Vocabulary: Big Ideas in Biology evidence of the scientific thinking and problem solving. Science, Observation, Control group, Controlled Develop a problem statement and hypothesis for an experiment, Controlled experiment, Data, Dependent Science in the Real original idea (objective should be embedded and variable, Exploration and Discovery: Where Ideas Come From repeated throughout the year). Communicating Results: Reviewing and Sharing Evaluate data and assess sources of information for Technology: Ideas reliability. (ALD) Art in Motion: Scientific Theories List the characteristics of living things. Interactive Art: Science and Society Identify the central themes of biology. Edgenuity Describe how scientific inferences are made. Lesson Overview: knowledge of the development of a scientific Taking theory and/or recognize the differences between Art Review: theories and laws. (ALD) Hippocampus Biology: Describe the importance of peer review. Hippocampus Biology: Identify and correlate the relationship between science Bozeman Podcast: and society. Bozeman Podcast: SC.912.N.1.1 SC.912.N.1.1 SC.912.N.1.1 MAFS.912.N-Q.1.1
TOPIC I: Introduction to Biology/ Nature of Life** ESSENTIAL CONTENT OBJECTIVES INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS What is Biology? Science vs. Pseudoscience Scientific Investigations: Experimental Design Characteristics of Living Things Big Ideas in Biology Science in the Real Exploration and Discovery: Where Ideas Come From Communicating Results: Reviewing and Sharing Ideas Scientific Theories Science and Society Explain the role science plays in the study of life. Identify the criteria that differentiate science from non-science and pseudoscience. (ALD) Design and evaluate a scientific investigation evidence of the scientific thinking and problem solving. Develop a problem statement and hypothesis for an original idea (objective should be embedded and repeated throughout the year). Evaluate data and assess sources of information for reliability. (ALD) List the characteristics of living things. Identify the central themes of biology. Describe how scientific inferences are made. knowledge of the development of a scientific theory and/or recognize the differences between theories and laws. (ALD) Describe the importance of peer review. Identify and correlate the relationship between science and society. Core Text Book: Chapter 1, Appendix B, Appendix C, and Appendix D Vocabulary: Science, Observation, Control group, Controlled experiment, Controlled experiment, Data, Dependent variable, Technology: Art in Motion: Interactive Art: Edgenuity Lesson Overview: Taking Art Review: Hippocampus Biology: Hippocampus Biology: Bozeman Podcast: Bozeman Podcast: SC.912.N.1.1 SC.912.N.1.1 SC.912.N.1.1 MAFS.912.N-Q.1.1