Friday, Day 3

Bio: we finished discussing the various characteristics of living things
(forgot: definitions of biology, organism) and contrasted with non-living...also discussed viruses and computer viruses.
Went over the Scientific Method and gave a specific example, also.
Print out notes and hw on this.

Give pre-test on that for Monday.

We then did some of the "Testing a New Drug" activity
Point 1: never do an activity without having it fully answered and practiced in advance.

In your example (hypothesis, red light makes plants grow faster than green light does), you did not have opportunity to set up a "control group" or placebo group; the placebo is integral to the drug test activity.
Finish that activity on Monday and then get on to the tools of a scientist.

Chem: 7th- went over lab safety techniques/question sheets...demonstrated various techniques and gave mnemonics...
8/9- got to bunsen burner demo and then did techniques as in 7th..briefly observed by FD.