January 4, 2012• Welcome Back! Please grab a Daily

Question (DQ) sheet from my desk and begin working on the question below.

• Questions: List/Describe two things that you would like me to know about you as a LEARNER.

January 5, 2012• What are two ways to ensure

safety when working with an open flame (fire)?

January 6, 2012• What is the main difference

between a beaker and a graduated cylinder when measuring liquids?

January 9, 2012• How should you ALWAYS begin

viewing a specimen with a microscope? Why?– High Power OR Low Power?

January 10, 2012• If I use the 4x objective lens, what

is my total power of magnification?

January 11, 2012• Charlotte was swimming in her

pool. The original volume of the pool was 50mL. When Charlotte jumped in, the pool raised to 65mL. Charlotte’s mass is 90g. What is her density?

January 12, 2012• A brick that is 4.0cm x 3.0cm x

2.0cm has a density of 4.5g/cm³. What is the bricks mass?

January 13, 2012• The mass of an aluminum cube is

10.0g. The cube has a density of 2g/cm³. What is the volume of the aluminum cube?

January 17, 2012• Number the steps of the scientific

method below: (SUMMARIZE)– ___ Form a hypothesis– ___ Conduct experiment and collect data– ___ Determine the problem or question– ___ Design an experiment– ___ Analyze data and draw conclusions

January 18, 2012• Identify the IV and the DV.

– If I exercise daily, then I will lose weight.

January 19, 2012• Give an example of a quantitative

and a qualitative measurement.

– Quantitative = – Qualitative =

January 20, 2012• What are some important

characteristics of a controlled experiment? (List at least two)

January 23, 2012• Identify the IV/DV and write a

formal hypothesis for the problem below.

What affect does watching TV have on a person’s weight?

January 24, 2012• A researcher is curious to find out what affect

classical music has on people’s levels of relaxation. He suspects that listening to classical music will make people feel more calm and relaxed. He lets Group A listen to classical music for one hour. He lets Group B sit in a quiet room for one hour (they hear no music). After one hour, he monitors the heart rate of each participant to measure their level of relaxation.

• Identify: IV, DV, Control Group, & Experimental Group

January 25, 2012• True or False:

– Hypotheses can be proven true.– The independent variable goes along

the y-axis.

January 26, 2012• What are at least three things you

need to remember when making a graph?

January 27, 2012• What is the color of a hippos milk?

– Answer correctly, you will get a ticket.

January 30, 2012• List the following levels of organization

from smallest to largest.

A. Organ B. Cell C.Atom

D. Organism E. Organelle F. Tissue

G. Molecule H. Organ System

January 31, 2012•State the three parts to the

Cell Theory. (This will be an essay question on your next test.)

February 1, 2012• What are two differences between

a prokaryote and a eukaryote?

February 2, 2012• What organelle controls the cells

day to day activities?

• What organelle provides the cell with energy?

February 3, 2012• What are two differences between

animal and plant cells?

• If you are not doing this when the bell rings, you will lose your participation for the day. This is an everyday problem that will start to affect your grade.

February 6, 2012• What is the difference between

flagella and cilia?

February 7, 2012• What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

• Things to know for test:– Levels of organization and examples of each.– Cells and organelles.– Scientist’s contributions to Cell Theory.– Cell Theory– Animal and Plant Cell Diagrams

October 17, 2011• What is the difference between

passive and active transport?

October 18, 2011• In a hypertonic solution, water

molecules move (in/out) and the cell (shrinks/expands).

October 19, 2011• What is the difference between

endocytosis and exocytosis?

October 20, 2011• Write one question you think will

be on the test and provide the answer.

October 21, 2011• What is one way that you study for

tests or a way that would help you study for tests?

October 24, 2011• What are the end products for:

– Photosynthesis?– Respiration?

If not completing this when bell rings, you will receive a lunch detention.

October 25, 2011• In what organelle does

photosynthesis occur?

• In what organelle does respiration occur?

October 26, 2011•What are the four phases of mitosis in order?

October 27, 2011•What are the end results of mitosis?

October 28, 2011•What is the end result of

meiosis?

October 31, 2011• HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

• Write one test question and provide the answer.

• (You need to be doing this when the bell rings. ENOUGH warnings!)

November 1, 2011

• Write one test question and provide the answer. (If you did this yesterday, please cross off Tuesday’s DQ)

• (You need to be doing this when the bell rings. ENOUGH warnings!)

November 3, 2011• Write the DNA sequence and

mRNA sequence for the following DNA strand.

5’ T A C C G T A T C 3’

November 4, 2011• Fill in the chart below. Grab an amino

acid chart from the front desk.

DNA mRNA tRNA Amino Acid

AUC

November 7, 2011

DNA mRNA tRNA Amino Acid

ATT

•Fill in the chart below. Grab an amino acid chart from the front desk.

November 8, 2011Circle the word that completes each statement.

• mRNA contains the (codon/anticodon) and tRNA contains the (codon/anticodon).

• Transcription takes place in the (nucleus/cytoplasm) and translation takes place in the (nucleus/cytoplasm).

November 11, 2011•List one test question and provide its answer.

November 14, 2011• Approximately how many children

are born with a chromosomal abnormality? Most common is Down Syndrome.– Answer: ____ out of ____ children

November 15, 2011• What are your thoughts on

cloning? Are you for or against cloning? What are some pros and cons?

November 16, 2011– Black is dominant to white

• Determine the genotypic and phenotypic ratio for the following cross: – A heterozygous black rabbit is

crossed with a homozygous white rabbit.

November 17, 2011• Camellia flowers can be red, white,

or white and red. The red color is dominant. Cross a homozygous red and a heterozygous red/white parents.– Is this an example of incomplete or

codominance?

November 18, 2011• Colorblindness is a sex-linked trait.

Predict the offspring if you cross a female who is a carrier for colorblindness with a male who is colorblind.

November 28, 2011• Think of Newton’s three Laws of

Motion. How do you think they apply to everyday living???

November 29, 2011• State Newton’s Law of Inertia and

give an example of how that law applies to our everyday living.

November 30, 2011• Newton’s second law connects

three interrelated terms to make one equation. What are the terms and its equation?

December 1, 2011• What is Newton’s third law state

and give an everyday example.

December 2, 2011• How many:

– Protons?– Neutrons?– Electrons?– Atomic #?– Mass #?

December 5, 2011• What is the difference between a

metal, nonmetal, and a metalloid (semiconductor)??

December 6, 2011• Identify:

– Atomic #– Mass #– # Protons– # Electrons– # Neutrons– # Valence

electrons

December 7, 2011• Draw the covalent compound for

H2O.– Make sure to arrange the electrons

so that your circles are not all over the place.

December 8, 2011• Draw the ionic compound for NaCl.

– Make sure to arrange the electrons so that your arrows are easily seen.

– Show the charges for each element.

December 9, 2011• Fill in the chart

below.Element #

Electrons#

Valence Electrons

Electrons needed to

gain or lose

Oxidation #

Sodium

Aluminum