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1 Letter to Hooke There's 104 days of summer vacation, and school comes along just to end it. So the annual problem for your generation is finding a good way to spend it. So out of boredom one summer day, you learn to use a spending hours working with the parts excited at what you might see. During your investigation of a pond near your house, you discover some interesting moving things and begin wondering if they are living or not. Just as did, write a letter to the Royal Society of Scientists describing what you have seen and why you believe it is alive. Remember, the Society has never seen anything like this before. They think you are crazy and want proof that these microscopic life forms are really there and really living. The rubric is attached below. Remember this write-up goes towards your lab grade which represents 30% of your grade! It is due on Friday, September 15 th. s Cell Kingdom Video Questions s more 200 with more than 3 s writeup used with no more than 3 than 1 in your real with no in your. used with no All questions answered correctly Note: There is a 2 point deduction for each unexcused day the paper is not handed in. Regardless of how late the paper is, completion is still required.

2 Letter to Hooke There's 104 days of summer vacation, and school comes along just to end it. So the annual problem for your generation is finding a good way to spend it. Out of boredom one summer day, you learn to use a spending hours working with the parts excited at what you might see. During your investigation of a pond near your house, you discover some interesting moving things and begin wondering if they are living or not. You are going to pretend to be by writing a letter to the Royal Society of Scientists describing what you have seen and why you believe it is alive. Remember, it s the 1600s so the Royal Society has never seen anything like this before. They think you are crazy and want proof that these microscopic life forms are really there and really living. The rubric is attached below. Remember this write-up goes towards your lab grade, which represents 30% of your grade! It is due on Friday, September 15 th. Rubric Score s Category in your describe using 4 facts about his life with no (4 points) s (2 points) 4 CLTs from your pond are write-up and are describe the in your. (4 points) regarding Robert Hooke used with no (4 points) Cell Kingdom Video Questions Neatly written spelling errors Letter is written and not simply listed. (4 points) All questions answered correctly (4 points) Note: There is a 2 point deduction for each unexcused day the paper is not handed in. Regardless of how late the paper is, completion is still required.

3 Letter to Hooke Outline Creative topic sentence about your discovery. Who are you and why are you writing Dr. Hooke? Four facts about s life: Describe how made his ; how did he use it; how is it different than Hooke s? Describe what you saw under our s and how they meet the 4 CLTs (note you cannot use the has cells CLT since it has not been invented yet). 1. CLT Evidence that it meets this CLT 2. CLT Evidence that it meets this CLT 3. CLT Evidence that it meets this CLT 4. CLT Evidence that it meets this CLT Why are you writing to Dr. Hooke? 4 Robert Hooke facts Kingdom video and reading; Why should Dr. Hooke believe what you are telling him? Creative conclusion about your discovery.

4 Hooke Letter Rubric s s more 200 s writeup used than 1 in your real with no in your. used with no

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