Expectations

Big Picture:1) Curiosity and a willingness to ask questions! 2) Courtesy and common sense.3) Do the best you can in the time available.

Nitty Gritty:AssignmentsAttendance “Practicals”AssessmentMaterials Assistance!

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” – Albert Einstein “Our sense of wonder grows exponentially: the greater the knowledge, the deeper the mystery and the more we seek knowledge to create new mystery.” – E.O. Wilson “Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery. The surface of mystery is not smooth, any more than the planet is smooth; not even a single hydrogen atom is smooth, let alone a pine…Mystery itself is as fringed and intricate as the shape of the air in time.” – Annie Dillard

• What do these quotes have to do with biology? • How can these perspectives inform your study of the living world this year?

Reflection Question

ISAAC NEWTON

ISAAC NEWTON

“If I have seen further than others, it’s by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

early 1900s -- BIOLOGY = Bio & Logos

Origins: 30,000 B.C.

Origins: Domestication of dogs– 30,000 B.C.

Origins:

http://www.multispecies-salon.org/domestication/

The rise of agriculture – 10,000 B.C.

Domestication of dogs– 30,000 B.C.

Ancient studies of life…Zuangzi – 2,400 yrs ago

Ancient codes – 3000+ yrs ago

Anaximander – 2,600 yrs ago

Aristotle and the Great Chain of Being – 2,400 yrs ago

Ibn al- Nafis – 800 yrs ago

Ayurveda – 3000 yrs ago

Middle Ages…

Middle Ages…

Which mythical Harry Potter creature is that?

Middle Ages…

Which mythical Harry Potter creature is that?

Alchemy…

Henning Brand

What is life?

The Elements of Life

Where did life start?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEbeRES6D-M

Which of the 3 themes discussed yesterday does this support?

Urey- Miller Experiment: What are they modeling?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment

Urey- Miller Experiment: What are they modeling?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment

The Elements of Life!

C, H, O, N

HW for Weds • Make a list of what living things require…

• Draw on lab last week, today’s lecture, and your own knowledge!

• What is living in this room?–What is living on……? –What do you need to control? –Where should we keep the plates?

• What is living in this room?– What is living on……? – What do you need to control? – Where should we keep the plates?

Directions: -Get plate and swab-Pick an area where you think there will be microbes -Swab area and put on agar plate-Label your plate! -Close agar plate and tape it shut. -Leave on tray on your way out of the room