Use the following check lists to keep your notebook organized.
Unit 1 - NOTEBOOK CHECK LIST - Lab Safety / Experimentation / Metric Measurement
1. Handout: Safety Symbols Diagrams
2. Class Notes: List of Lab Safety Rules
3. Bell Work: Diagram Identifying Improper Safety Practices
4. Lab Activity: Learning to See (making observations)
5. Handout: Qualitative vs Quantitative Observations - Practice Examples
6. Handout: Observations vs Inferences - Boy in the Water
7. Bell Work: Alike But Different - Quantitative Observations vs Qualitative Observations
8. Class Notes: Writing a Hypothesis
9. Lab Activity: Drops on a Penny with Questions, Graph, and Conclusion
10. Bell Work: Alike But Different - Inference vs Prediction
11. Bell Work: Scaling a Graph - Practice Worksheet
12. Class Notes: Parts of a Graph
13. Handout: Practice Writing a Scientific Hypothesis (chart of examples)
14. Handout: Practice Writing a Scientific Question (chart of examples) - on back of item 13
15. Class Notes: Definitions of Variables
16. Bell Work: Testing the Effect of the Shape of a Container
17. Handout: Can You Write a Clear and Concise Lab Procedure
18. Bell Work: Evaluating a Procedure
19. Bell Work: Testing the Effect of a Special Juice
20. Quiz: Experimentation
21. Class Notes: Writing a Conclusion
22. BrainPop Quiz - Flight
23. Lab Activity: Design an Experiment (Rocket lab)
24. BrainPop Quiz - Precision and Accuracy
25. Handout: Metric Conversion Chart
26. Class Notes: Measuring Volume with a Graduated Cylinder
27. Bell Work: Practice Reading Graduated Cylinders
28. Lab Activity: Tools and Metric Measurement Stations Lab
2. Class Notes: List of Lab Safety Rules
3. Bell Work: Diagram Identifying Improper Safety Practices
4. Lab Activity: Learning to See (making observations)
5. Handout: Qualitative vs Quantitative Observations - Practice Examples
6. Handout: Observations vs Inferences - Boy in the Water
7. Bell Work: Alike But Different - Quantitative Observations vs Qualitative Observations
8. Class Notes: Writing a Hypothesis
9. Lab Activity: Drops on a Penny with Questions, Graph, and Conclusion
10. Bell Work: Alike But Different - Inference vs Prediction
11. Bell Work: Scaling a Graph - Practice Worksheet
12. Class Notes: Parts of a Graph
13. Handout: Practice Writing a Scientific Hypothesis (chart of examples)
14. Handout: Practice Writing a Scientific Question (chart of examples) - on back of item 13
15. Class Notes: Definitions of Variables
16. Bell Work: Testing the Effect of the Shape of a Container
17. Handout: Can You Write a Clear and Concise Lab Procedure
18. Bell Work: Evaluating a Procedure
19. Bell Work: Testing the Effect of a Special Juice
20. Quiz: Experimentation
21. Class Notes: Writing a Conclusion
22. BrainPop Quiz - Flight
23. Lab Activity: Design an Experiment (Rocket lab)
24. BrainPop Quiz - Precision and Accuracy
25. Handout: Metric Conversion Chart
26. Class Notes: Measuring Volume with a Graduated Cylinder
27. Bell Work: Practice Reading Graduated Cylinders
28. Lab Activity: Tools and Metric Measurement Stations Lab
Unit 2 - NOTEBOOK CHECK LIST - Cells
1. Handouts: Diagrams of Plant and Animal Cells (black and white copy) - Color in with colored pencils
Diagrams of Plant and Animal Cells (color copy)
2. Handout: Venn Diagram - Plant and Animal Cells (with notes)
3. BrainPop Quiz: Cells
4. BrainPop Worksheet: Cells (true/false)
5. Handout: Features of Life (includes notes)
6. Class Notes: Cell Theory
7. Handout: Levels of Organization (includes questions to complete)
8. Bell Work: Levels of Organization practice worksheet
9. Assignment: Levels of Organization model diagram
10. Class Notes: Chart of Cell Parts showing Functions and Locations
11. Cell Lab with microscope drawings
12. Handout: How to Focus a Compound Microscope
13. Class Notes: Protozoan Diagrams with notes
14. Class Notes: Stereo-microscope vs. Compound microscope
15. Quiz: Cell parts/functions, cell structure, and microscopes
16. BrainPop Quiz - Diffusion
17. Diffusion Activity with iodine, starch, and glucose
18. BrainPop Quiz - Active Transport
19. Class Notes: Transport Across Membrane
20. Venn Diagram - Membrane transport (with notes)
21. Bell Work: Membrane Transport Practice Worksheet
22. Class Notes: Cycle of Energy in Cells
23. Handout: Diagram of Photosynthesis with fill in the blanks
24. BrainPop Quiz - Photosynthesis
25. Handout: Diagram of Cellular Respiration with fill in the blanks
26. BrainPop Quiz - Cellular Respiration
27. Class Notes: Fermentation (extension of item 22)
28. Class Notes: Why do cells divide?
29. Handout: Types of Asexual Reproduction (diagrams and notes)
30. Class Notes: Cell Division Cycle
31. Handout: Steps of Mitosis (diagrams and notes)
1. Handouts: Diagrams of Plant and Animal Cells (black and white copy) - Color in with colored pencils
Diagrams of Plant and Animal Cells (color copy)
2. Handout: Venn Diagram - Plant and Animal Cells (with notes)
3. BrainPop Quiz: Cells
4. BrainPop Worksheet: Cells (true/false)
5. Handout: Features of Life (includes notes)
6. Class Notes: Cell Theory
7. Handout: Levels of Organization (includes questions to complete)
8. Bell Work: Levels of Organization practice worksheet
9. Assignment: Levels of Organization model diagram
10. Class Notes: Chart of Cell Parts showing Functions and Locations
11. Cell Lab with microscope drawings
12. Handout: How to Focus a Compound Microscope
13. Class Notes: Protozoan Diagrams with notes
14. Class Notes: Stereo-microscope vs. Compound microscope
15. Quiz: Cell parts/functions, cell structure, and microscopes
16. BrainPop Quiz - Diffusion
17. Diffusion Activity with iodine, starch, and glucose
18. BrainPop Quiz - Active Transport
19. Class Notes: Transport Across Membrane
20. Venn Diagram - Membrane transport (with notes)
21. Bell Work: Membrane Transport Practice Worksheet
22. Class Notes: Cycle of Energy in Cells
23. Handout: Diagram of Photosynthesis with fill in the blanks
24. BrainPop Quiz - Photosynthesis
25. Handout: Diagram of Cellular Respiration with fill in the blanks
26. BrainPop Quiz - Cellular Respiration
27. Class Notes: Fermentation (extension of item 22)
28. Class Notes: Why do cells divide?
29. Handout: Types of Asexual Reproduction (diagrams and notes)
30. Class Notes: Cell Division Cycle
31. Handout: Steps of Mitosis (diagrams and notes)
Unit 3 - NOTEBOOK CHECK LIST - Evolution and Genetics
1. Reading: Fossil Find Article
2. Handout: "Who Dunit?"
3. Law of Superposition - Rock Layers and Principle of Superposition
4. Relative Time - practice examples
5. Class Notes: Getting into the Fossil Record Questions
6. Handout: BrainPop Quiz on Carbon Dating
7. Handout: The Great Fossil Find Questions
8. Handout: Evidence for Evolution - Fossils and Embryology
9. Handout: Comparative Anatomy
10. Handout: BrainPop Quiz on Natural Selection
11. Activity: Simulation Activity on Wolves of Isle Royale
12. Steps of Meiosis Diagram with notes
13. Class Notes: Mitosis vs Meiosis
14. Packet on Crossing-Over during meiosis (not downloadable due to copyright laws)
15. Class Notes: How does meiosis create variation in a population?
16. Genetics Vocabulary
17. Punnett Square Worksheet
18. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice A (pure dominant x pure recessive)
19. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice B (pure dominant x hybrid)
20. Word Problems and Punnett Squares Worksheet
21. Open Notes Quiz on Punnett Squares
22. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice C (pure recessive x hybrid)
23. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice D (hybrid x hybrid)
24. Pedigrees - Reading and Worksheet Packet
25. Classwork: Pedigree Practice (earlobes)
26. Bell Work: Pedigree Practice 2 (cleft chin)
27. Lab Activity: Survey of Traits (data for different classes)
28. DNA Structure Diagram with Class Notes
29. Handout: Types of Mutations (color version)
30. Activity: DNA, Proteins, and Mutations
2. Handout: "Who Dunit?"
3. Law of Superposition - Rock Layers and Principle of Superposition
4. Relative Time - practice examples
5. Class Notes: Getting into the Fossil Record Questions
6. Handout: BrainPop Quiz on Carbon Dating
7. Handout: The Great Fossil Find Questions
8. Handout: Evidence for Evolution - Fossils and Embryology
9. Handout: Comparative Anatomy
10. Handout: BrainPop Quiz on Natural Selection
11. Activity: Simulation Activity on Wolves of Isle Royale
12. Steps of Meiosis Diagram with notes
13. Class Notes: Mitosis vs Meiosis
14. Packet on Crossing-Over during meiosis (not downloadable due to copyright laws)
15. Class Notes: How does meiosis create variation in a population?
16. Genetics Vocabulary
17. Punnett Square Worksheet
18. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice A (pure dominant x pure recessive)
19. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice B (pure dominant x hybrid)
20. Word Problems and Punnett Squares Worksheet
21. Open Notes Quiz on Punnett Squares
22. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice C (pure recessive x hybrid)
23. Bell Work: Punnett Square Practice D (hybrid x hybrid)
24. Pedigrees - Reading and Worksheet Packet
25. Classwork: Pedigree Practice (earlobes)
26. Bell Work: Pedigree Practice 2 (cleft chin)
27. Lab Activity: Survey of Traits (data for different classes)
28. DNA Structure Diagram with Class Notes
29. Handout: Types of Mutations (color version)
30. Activity: DNA, Proteins, and Mutations
Unit 4 - NOTEBOOK CHECK LIST - Nutrition
1. Content Map - Brainstorm: Why do we need food?
2. BrainPop Quiz - Body Chemistry
3. Research Notes - Group notes on assigned essential nutrient
4. Class Notes - Six Essential Nutrients Notes from Posters
5. Directions for Essential Nutrient Foldable
6. Rubric for Essential Nutrient Foldable
1. Content Map - Brainstorm: Why do we need food?
2. BrainPop Quiz - Body Chemistry
3. Research Notes - Group notes on assigned essential nutrient
4. Class Notes - Six Essential Nutrients Notes from Posters
5. Directions for Essential Nutrient Foldable
6. Rubric for Essential Nutrient Foldable
Unit 5 - NOTEBOOK CHECK LIST - Systems
1. Demonstrations - Physical and Chemical Changes
2. Handouts - Why Do Scientists Use Models? and What is a System?
3. Handout - Intro to Feedback Loops with Examples
4. Group Notes on Body Systems (assigned a specific system)
5. Chart of Interdependent Connections between Systems
6. Blood Pathway Activity
7. Class Notes - Worm Vocabulary List
8. Diagram - Worm Anatomy
9. Lab Activity - Worm Dissection
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1. Demonstrations - Physical and Chemical Changes
2. Handouts - Why Do Scientists Use Models? and What is a System?
3. Handout - Intro to Feedback Loops with Examples
4. Group Notes on Body Systems (assigned a specific system)
5. Chart of Interdependent Connections between Systems
6. Blood Pathway Activity
7. Class Notes - Worm Vocabulary List
8. Diagram - Worm Anatomy
9. Lab Activity - Worm Dissection
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