It's Greek (or Latin) to Me
This root word means "the study of".
What is "ology"?
This is the location of your Biology classroom.
What is U-340?
We use this term to describe plants and animals that no longer live on our planet.
What is "extinct"?
These are things you don't bring into a science class.
What is food and beverages?
This is your favorite flavor of ice cream.
Ms. Smith's is mint chip.
This root word means "life".
What is "bio"?
This person is called the "Father of Evolution".
Who is Charles Darwin?
This is the place where (almost) all life energy comes from.
What is the Sun?
This is something you should always do BEFORE you start any lab.
What is "Read the Directions"?
These are the pets you have at home.
Ms. Smith has a cat and a horse.
This root word means "water".
What is "hydro"?
The famous finches living on these islands inspired the original theory of evolution.
What are the Galapagos Islands?
This type of organism breaks down waste and dead material.
What is a decomposer?
This is the first thing you should do if any lab material splashes on your body, clothes, or eyes.
What is "tell your teacher immediately"?
This is your current Netflix obsession.
Ms. Riley just watched Sakamoto Days.
This root word means "self".
What is "auto"?
This was the first person to take a picture of DNA using x-ray crystallography.
Who is Dr. Rosalind Franklin?
This process causes changes in an organism's genetic code.
What is mutation?
In the event of broken glass, this is what you should do.
What is "don't touch it and tell the teacher"?
This is coolest place you've ever visited.
Ms. Smith went to Iceland last summer and got to see a volcano erupting!
This is the full form of the acronym "DNA".
What is "Deoxyribonucleic acid"?
These people won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their invention of gene-editing technology (known as CRISPR).
Who are Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier?
These organelles are known as "the powerhouse of the cell".
What are mitochondria?
This activity must be completed after a lab before any students can be dismissed.
What is "lab clean-up"?
This is your goal after high school.
Ms. Smith wanted to study volcanoes.