Unit 1

Hey its JonathanB. I thought Unit 1 was really cool because we got to experiment on the jumping beans and see how they reacted to the different climates they were in. Who ever knew that there would a living organism inside that bean causing it to jump?! I had some trouble understanding this unit, but i hope the next unit will be as fun as the first one. The Tetrahymena lab was pretty fun because we saw all those vacuoles form inside the cells!

reflections on first unit

Hey guys It's TessaN!

Okay, so I thought the 1st Unit was very intriguing and fun. I enjoyed observing the jumping beans. I found it very interesting when my group experimented temperature with the jumping beans, and found out that heat increases the number of jumps. The experiment and the whole unit helped me learn about the jumping beans.

Unit 1 Reflection

Hi its Jessie. In unit one, our class learned how to use microscopes and about the scientific method. We also counted vacuoles in Tetrahymena thermophila and experimented on the effect temperature has on jumping beans.

Im so happy we got to use microscopes in biology this unit. I really like using them and benefited from learning how to correctly operate them. Also, looking at the Tetrahymena thermophila under them was so awesome!

We learned about independent variables, dependent variables, controlled variables, control group, qualitative variables, quantitative variables and making observations and inferences. We even learned how to organize an experiment! Using a hot plate with warm water on it and a bowl of ice water, my group found how temperature effects the movement of jumping beans. Overall, I learned a lot this unit and I am looking forward to the next one!

Unit One Reflection

Hi its Jarod. Unit one was exciting. We learned many new things like how to adjust a microscope and how to observe and infer. One of the big labs were the jumping beans. The way they moved was so unrealistic. The labs with the microscopes were cool too. The refresh of how to sight the microscope and how the powers were to be adjusted helped. Over all it was a good unit. Looking forward to the next unit.

Unit 1 Reflection...

Anka here! Time flew in Unit 1! Maybe that's because it was actually pretty fun! I've never been so hands on in a science class before. The beans were probably the highlight of the unit! They were so cool and fun to learn about. I still can't believe there's something living inside there! Using the microscopes to see the tetrahymena thermophila was also really awesome. Although, I learned all about microscopes last year, I completely forgot everything! Now it has been implanted in my brain to never to use the coarse adjustment knob when on high power! (Not that I did or anything! xD) Not only has my brain been refreshed on micrscopes but also on how to form an experiment. I can totally call myself an expert now...okay, maybe not an expert...haha. After learning everything we needed to know for the quiz, I was well prepared and able to do well on it. Overall, unit 1 was surprisingly intersting and I'm really excited to continue doing more experiments! (:

Unit One!

Hello! It's Rachie. I do agree with other's that this Unit has gone through fast. I enjoyed working with the microscope since i've never done something like that before. (my school never used one). It was also a good experience working with the jumping beans! I've never seen them before, and I'm happy that I actually got a chance to. Sure this unit was quite hard, but it's freshman year! Of course it's going to be hard, but thats how we learn! I'm honestly very excited for what Mrs. Stein has to offer freshman year! I know it's going to be awesome.

Nature of Science - DONE!!

Yay we made it through the first unit! I thought 9th grade science would blow me off and overwhelm me, but our first unit was exciting and enjoyable. On the first couple days of school, to be honest, my brain was filled with worries about grades, teachers and homework. I was so anxious and nervous about this school year.
When we were introduced to jumping beans, I had no clue what they were, and I had no idea they were larvae's inside a seed pod, but it was fun observing and experimenting with these creatures.
Learning about all the microscope functions were boring, but I realized if we didn't go over those things, observing the cells would have failed, because we would've been lost to do what's next or how to control the microscope. Overall, it was a fun unit to start off biology and it wasn't that overwhelming as I thought it would be.