Mr.KardoucheMr.KardoucheBiology – Room 318Biology – Room 318

WelcomeWelcome

I am very glad that you are I am very glad that you are here!here!

ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN!ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN!

I know that we have some really insightful I know that we have some really insightful and deep thinking people in this class.and deep thinking people in this class.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions.questions.

I do not want us to be “regurgitators” of I do not want us to be “regurgitators” of information.information.

I hope that we can think thoughts that have I hope that we can think thoughts that have never been thought before.never been thought before.

Above all, I want us to have fun and enjoy Above all, I want us to have fun and enjoy our time together.our time together.

These are some guidelines I These are some guidelines I will try to follow:will try to follow:This is OUR classroom, not MY classroomThis is OUR classroom, not MY classroomI will try to be in a good mood every day, and I will try to be in a good mood every day, and

when I am not, I will not hold you accountable. when I am not, I will not hold you accountable. Try to do the same. Try to do the same.

I will try to be clear in the academic I will try to be clear in the academic expectations of this course and fair in expectations of this course and fair in evaluating youevaluating you

I will try to keep my grades current and posted I will try to keep my grades current and posted online so you can check your academic online so you can check your academic progress.progress.

I am here to help you as a facilitator. We are all I am here to help you as a facilitator. We are all our own best teachers.our own best teachers.

What are we going to What are we going to Study?Study?

• We are going to try to find answers We are going to try to find answers to the most interesting questions to the most interesting questions there are!there are!

• WHAT IS LIFE?WHAT IS LIFE?

• WHERE DOES LIFE COME FROM?WHERE DOES LIFE COME FROM?

PLEASE TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PLEASE TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITE DOWN THE PAPER AND WRITE DOWN THE ANSWERS TO THESE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS:QUESTIONS:•1) WHAT IS LIFE?1) WHAT IS LIFE?

•2) WHERE DOES LIFE COME 2) WHERE DOES LIFE COME FROM?FROM?

What is life?What is life?

• From the dictionary:From the dictionary:

• The quality that distinguishes a vital and The quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body functional being from a dead body

• A principle or force that is considered to A principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings beings

• An organismic state characterized by An organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction to stimuli, and reproduction

WHAT DO YOU THINK?WHAT DO YOU THINK?

• Answer these questions on your paper:Answer these questions on your paper:

• 3) What is alive other than a cell?3) What is alive other than a cell?

• 4) Where did all the cells come from?4) Where did all the cells come from?

• 5) What is energy?5) What is energy?

• 6) Do all cells need energy to stay 6) Do all cells need energy to stay alive?alive?

Did you know that:Did you know that:

• Nothing is alive other than a cellNothing is alive other than a cell

• All cells only come from existing cellsAll cells only come from existing cells

• Energy is what gives anything the Energy is what gives anything the ability to move something – such as ability to move something – such as moving a single molecule in a cell. moving a single molecule in a cell.

• Without energy all cells die.Without energy all cells die.

In order to study about life, we In order to study about life, we need to understand:need to understand:

• How Science Research is done and be able How Science Research is done and be able to perform experiments correctlyto perform experiments correctly

• The basic chemistry of cells - What they The basic chemistry of cells - What they are made from and why.are made from and why.

• Some parts all cells have in common and Some parts all cells have in common and things they all need to do to stay alive.things they all need to do to stay alive.

• How and why cells make new cellsHow and why cells make new cells• How a cell stores, uses and passes on the How a cell stores, uses and passes on the

information to build an entire organisminformation to build an entire organism

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