Download Concept 1.1 Introduction to the Sciences Lesson Essential Question

Concept 1.1
Introduction to the Sciences
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What is science? Why is the study of science important in our everyday lives? What tools and
technologies do scientist use?
Vocabulary: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Geology, Physics,
Concept 1.2
Scientific Process
List the six steps of the scientific process.
1. Problem, 2. Research, 3. Hypothesis, 4. Experiment, 5. Analyze Results, 6. Conclusion
Concept 1.3
Observations, Graphing, & Data Analysis
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How do scientists collect and record their observations? What is the difference between qualitative
and quantitative observations?
Vocabulary:
Bar graph, Circle graph, Line graph, Line of best fit, Maximum value, Mean, Median, Minimum value, Mode,
Qualitative observations, Quantitative observations, Range, Scatter plot, X-axis, Y-axis
Concept 2.1
The Atom
Lesson Essential Question(s): What is an atom?
How are the sub-atomic particles of an atom organized?
What are some of the properties of the sub-atomic particles?
Vocabulary:
Atom, Nucleus, Proton, Neutron, Electron, Electron Cloud
Concept 2.2
The Periodic Table
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How are the elements on the periodic table organized?
How can the number of protons, electrons and neutrons be determined for a given atom using the Periodic Table?
Vocabulary:
Periodic table, Period, Group, Family, Atomic number, Atomic Mass
Concept 2.3
Elements
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What is an element? How are electrons organized inside an atom? What are the three main types
of elements? What are some properties metals, nonmetals, & metalloids?
Vocabulary:
Element, Electron configuration, Valance electron, Lewis dot structure, Metal, Nonmetal, Metalloid
Concept 2.4
Chemical Bonding
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What are chemical bonds and why do they form? List the different types of chemical bonds? What
are the characteristics of covalent, ionic, and hydrogen bonding?
Vocabulary:
Chemical bond, Octet rule, Ionic bond, Covalent bond, Hydrogen Bond, Molecule, Ion
Concept 3.1
Properties of Water
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How does water’s unique properties allow life to exist on Earth?
Vocabulary:
Adhesion, Cohesion, Concentration, Density, Hydrogen Bond, Specific Heat, Solute, Solution, Solvent, Surface
Tension, Vaporization,
Concept 3.2
Carbon-based Molecule
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What carbon-based molecules are important to life? What is the function of carbohydrates,
proteins, lipids, & nucleic acids?
Vocabulary:
Amino Acid, Carbohydrate, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Lipid, Macromolecule, Monomer, Nucleic Acid, Organic
Molecule, Polymer, Polysaturated, Protein, Ribonucleic Acid (RNA), Saturated, Unsaturated
Concept 3.3
Enzymes
Lesson Essential Question(s): How do enzymes work as catalyst in living things?
Vocabulary:
Activation Energy, Catalyst, Chemical Reaction, Enzyme, Substrate
Concept 3.4
pH
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Why is pH important to living things?
Vocabulary:
Acid, Base, Neutral, pH, pH Scale
Concept 4.1
Cell Theory
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How did early studies led to the development of the cell theory? What characteristics do most cells
share?
Vocabulary:
Cell, Cytoplasm, Eukaryotic cells (Eukaryote), Organelles, Prokaryotic cells (Prokaryote), Unicellular
Concept 4.2
Cell Organelles
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How are eukaryotes different from prokaryotes? How do organelles help a eukaryotic cell function
more efficiently? How are plant and animal cells similar and different?
Vocabulary:
Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum, Ribosome, Gogli apparatus, Vesicle, Mitochondrion, Vacuole, Lysosome,
Centriole, Cell wall, Chloroplast
Concept 4.3
Microscopes
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How does a compound light microscope work? What steps are involved in properly using a
microscope to examine specimens?
Vocabulary:
Arm, Base, Coarse focus, Compound light microscope, Diaphragm, Eyepiece (ocular lens), Fine focus, Magnification,
Microscope, Objective lenses, Resolution, Stage, Stage clips
Concept 4.4
Plasma Membrane (Cell Membrane)
Lesson Essential Question(s): How does the structure of the cell membrane relate to its function?
Vocabulary:
Impermeable, Fluid mosaic model, Membrane Proteins, Nonpolar, Permeable, Plasma membrane, Phospholipid,
Polar, Selective permeability, Receptor
Concept 4.5
Cellular Transportation
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What is the difference between active and passive transport mechanisms?
What is a concentration gradient? How do cells use active transport to move materials across a membrane? How do cells use passive
transport to move materials across a membrane?
Vocabulary:
Active transport, Carrier (Transport) Proteins, Concentration gradient, Diffusion, Endocytosis, Exocytosis,
Facilitated Diffusion, Hypertonic, Hypotonic, Isotonic, Osmosis, Passive Transport,
Concept 5.1
Levels of Organization
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How do different types of cells develop from a single stem cell?
How are cells organized to carry out the specialized functions of an organism? What are the five levels of organization of the human
body?
Vocabulary:
Determination, Differentiation, Organ, Organ system, Organism, Tissue
Concept 5.2
Homeostasis & Communication
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Why must conditions in the body remain within a narrow range?
Why are feedback loops necessary to regulate the body? How are positive and negative loops the same and how are they different?
Vocabulary:
Homeostasis, feedback, negative feedback, positive feedback, sensors, control center, communication systems,
targets
Concept 5.3
Major Organ Systems
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What are the major human body systems? How do the major human body systems work to make
life possible? What are the 11 body systems & what are their major organs?
Vocabulary:
circulatory system, digestive system, endocrine system, excretory system, immune system, integumentary
system, muscular system, nervous system, reproductive system, respiratory system, skeletal system.
Concept 6.1
Six Kingdoms
Lesson Essential Question(s): How are all living organisms organized into the 6 kingdoms?
Vocabulary:
Kingdom, Animal kingdom, plant kingdom, fungi kingdom, protist kingdom, eubacteria kingdom, archea
kingdom.
Concept 6.2
Dichotomous Keys
Concept 7
Ecology and Biomes