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LAB: OAKLAND IN CA - Lake Merritt lab 1 manual-What Makes Science Important (page 3-13) Lets take a closer look at Step One - What do you see? We are lucky enough to be close to Lake Merritt. Read over some information about the Lake by clicking here (Links to an external site.) Heres a map of the Lake and the surrounding area (including Laney) for most images in this Canvas shell, you can click on it to enlarge Step Two - Writing a Hypothesis Be sure you hypothesis is written with the correct language (read the lab for tips) Step Three - Designing an Experiment and Collecting Data The next part of the lab helps you set up your experiment. Double-check the lecture if you need help with the difference between controls and variables. The Metric System If we were in class, you would conduct this part with your groups. Instead, weve provided some information. Click on the images if youd like to make them larger. The Metric System (Links to an external site.)Distance This is a meter stick.  If you have a ruler or measuring tape at home, you can conduct the measurement part. You may also be able to find a ruler online that is accurate. Weight This is a three beam balance. At home, if its okay, you can measure out the amounts of salt with a teaspoon. 1 teaspoon= ~6 grams.  Volume: Graduated Cylinders of various sizes Since we dont have a sink to measure water online, Im providing you these data. With that in mind, try to complete the equation using the steps outlined in the video 1 quart is ~946 ml          Hint: write out what you know on the side. What conversion factors will you need to use? Temperature: Folks tend to make this harder than it has to be. Read through the questions, think about what the question is asking. Here is an image of thermometers to help you out. (Try not to just google the answers) Step Four: Gathering Data, Step Five: Reporting Your Results & Step Six: What Does it All Mean? Results and Conclusion (Links to an external site.) In these sections, we have provided data for you to graph and analyze. Be sure you read the directions as they are there to help! Lastly, Why do we care? In this class, we would really like you to think about what the information means. Use these questions as a way to write down what you think. Here is a cool article on bioluminescence in Lake Merritt (Links to an external site.) Remember you can ask your group or us for assistance. Use the Check In page to sign up for times or email us. Once you complete the lab, you can submit photos of the pages or scan them and submit them here. Be sure its a format that we can open like a pdf or word document. (We cant open Apple Files or Google Docs :)  - Remember you have assistance videos here: How To Videos & Video Meeting Tips and Canvas Orientation, Support and Use in This Class Here is the answer key: BIOL 10 1 - What Makes Science Important answer key (all keys unlock after the submission window closes)LAB MANUAL BIOLOGY 10 LANEY COLLEGE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT Fall 2019 update 2 Laney College Biology 10 Lab Manual Laney College Biology 10 Lab Manual This lab manual was created by Laney faculty to help you see how Biology can be applied to your everyday life. Each lab has tips on how to help you retain all the information by applying what you know. Being prepared for lab is the best way to retain more information, so make sure you read the lab ahead of time. Table of Contents 1. What Makes Science Important pg. 3 2. Chemistry In Practice pg. 13 3. Using a Microscope pg. 21 4. You Are What You Eat pg. 29 5. What Makes Something a Cell pg. 45 6. Why Do We Breathe Oxygen pg. 55 7. How Do Cells Make Other Cells pg. 65 8. What’s So Great About DNA pg. 75 9. How Things Change ` pg. 91 10. Natural Selection in Practice pg. 103 11. Evolution of Plants & Fungus pg. 113 12. Animal Phylogeny pg. 127 13. Human Evolution pg. 147 Hints for Lab success:  Read the lab ahead of time  Make a list of the words in bold with definitions  Make summary tables of the experiments 3 Laney College Biology 10 Lab Manual What Makes Science Important? Science can be described in two ways: one, it’s a body of knowledge. This means there are scientific references that people can use, compare, research and review. Two, it’s a way of learning. Science provides a step-wise process to ask questions and provide information about those questions. Not necessarily ‘Truths’, but information about the natural world. Anywhere you go, any language you speak, the scientific method is pretty much the same. This way, researchers half a world apart can read about each other’s work, talk to each other about the process or even try to replicate it. You are going to work in groups based on where you sit. Introduce yourself to the other people at your table. Scenario: Say you and a friend decide to walk Lake Merritt every Saturday morning over the summer, as a way to get heart healthy. By the third week, you notice that the water level seems to be different each week. As you finish your way around the lake, you and your friend decide to try to figure out why. Step One: What do you see? Here, Observation is Key. Any good study starts with observing things and asking questions about what you see. From that you can separate some things that may not be worth looking into and things that may help you find answers. Now, talk to your lab group about possible reasons why the lake water level might be different.  What did you see walking around the lake?  What are some things you might look for to help you determine what cause