Monday
Begin discussing the importance of surface/volume ratios and living systems. Build models in class to represent S/V ratios. Explain why S/V ratios are significant in biology.
Tuesday
Continue S/V ratios. Introduce cells, the cell theory, and basic cell structures.
Wednesday
TBA - State Fair, students absent
Thursday
Explain cell membranes, diffusion, osmosis, and tonicity
Friday
Cell lab today; investigate cells underneath a microscope