PBS Unit 1 · Case B · RESPAWN

Guided Notes

The nine ideas from Thursday's circuit that are on next week's exam. Fill the blanks as we go.

Date
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Use
Study from this
Exam
Next week
Copy
Student
Pages
3
Case
JH-26-0831-B
Your charge today

These nine ideas are the ones a question can be built from. If you can explain all nine out loud without the page, you are ready for the exam.

You turn in
  • Every blank filled.
  • Your own example written in the last box of each idea.

Time: Filled in during class, studied from at home.

Green ruleYou write here. Nothing else on the page is yours to fill in.
Gold groundGiven to you. Do not re-derive it. Controls and reference values live here.
Grey groundInstructions from Mr. Mendoza. Read before you start the step.
Red groundSafety. Read it before you touch any material.
SEC 01A control group
Read this

Idea 1 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

A control group is __________________.

If the control fails, every other result in that run is void.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 02The independent variable
Read this

Idea 2 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

The independent variable is __________________.

In the bloodstain control set, it was the angle we dropped from.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 03The dependent variable
Read this

Idea 3 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

The dependent variable is __________________.

In the bloodstain control set, it was the shape of the stain.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 04The ridge pattern
Read this

Idea 4 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

The ridge pattern is __________________.

Naming it narrows a crowd. It can never name one person.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 05Minutiae
Read this

Idea 5 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

Minutiae is __________________.

Their positions relative to each other are what identify one finger.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 06Serial dilution
Read this

Idea 6 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

Serial dilution is __________________.

It is how you find the weakest thing a test can still detect.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 07Detection limit
Read this

Idea 7 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

Detection limit is __________________.

Below it, a negative result tells you nothing at all.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 08A standard curve
Read this

Idea 8 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

A standard curve is __________________.

On a gel, the ladder builds it and every unknown band is read off it.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence:

SEC 09Angle of impact
Read this

Idea 9 of 9. This is one of the nine. Expect to see it on the exam.

Angle of impact is __________________.

A round stain fell straight down. A long stain arrived shallow.

You complete this

Your own example, from today, in one sentence: