Introduction
Day 1 - Thur Feb 1
Day 2 - Fri Feb 2
Day 3- Mon, Feb 5
Day 4 TUES
Extra Website - an example to help understand scientific
method applied to a murder investigation
Day 5 WED
Day 8 - Fri, Feb 9
- Intro to Science 9
- Outline and Expectations- scavenger hunt -Syllabus
- Introduce website and how to navigate for answer keys/upcoming work/linked worksheets and videos
- Review Syllabus activity
- Sign up on Google classroom
- Complete Background Check - Google Classroom
Day 2 - Fri Feb 2
- Safety Contracts Discussed! Student numbers given for phones/hand ins
- Get to know Students activity! Mixer
- Complete Safety and Equipment Web quest handout (pdf)
-use internet to look up information and the following link to access the five rules of safety: Link
-Label equipment with appropriate name and complete table on use/purpose for selected equipment
Key
Day 3- Mon, Feb 5
- Hand in signed Safety contracts- Collecting device
- Finish safety and equipment web quest activity! Key
- Multiple choice quiz - next class on safety procedures in science and lab equipment use/names
- Start Lesson Scientific Method: Option 1: Video Link Option 2 : Video Link
- Complete Graphic Organizer with terms and CUT AND PASTE steps in scientific method - handout
-cut and paste in seven steps of scientific method - do not cover details in boxes
-write in terms that correctly fill blanks - Types of Variables Slides link
- Briefly describe given experiment example, independent and dependent variables and controlled variables (constants)
Day 4 TUES
- Collect Safety Contracts!
- Constructing a hypothesis video link - complete the handout!
- Quiz - Equipment and Safety
- Types of Variables Slides link Dependent vs Independent Variables Video link
-Describe given experiment example, independent and dependent variables and controlled variables (constants) - Homework: Complete handout - practice identifying independent, dependent and constant variables as well as formulating hypotheses - handout (doc) Answer key (doc)
Extra Website - an example to help understand scientific
method applied to a murder investigation
Day 5 WED
- Review Homework -Identify DV, IV and Constants; writing hypotheses; Answer key (doc)
- Complete Exit slip -identifying variables, control group, and writing hypotheses for marks!
- Analyzing variable relationships in graphs
- a) Describing relationships shown in graphs
-Sort activity- Static, Positive Correlation, Negative Correlation, Cyclic
b) Review steps in creating a line graph - Handout
- Analysis of graphed data- describe relationship (see above), interpolate and extrapolate using graph
- Lesson - Observations and Analysis of Data
Qualitative vs Quantitative Observations Video Link
Textbook -science skills practice Activity pg. 463 - Making and Recording Qualitative and Quantitative Observations and Data analysis handout
a) Describe three different objects using only qualitative observations
b) Determine quantitative measurements of height, diameter, side length and mass for metal cylinder and cube. Then calculate volume and density of a metal cylinder and a metal Cube.
c) Graph activity - Collect quantitative data by measuring and recording # of pennies vs mass (g) in a table of values - graph results
-Use graphed data to interpolate and extrapolate - Submit completed activities!
Day 8 - Fri, Feb 9
- Collect outstanding work!
- Video designing and analyzing scientific experiments Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHWwCu6ddEw - Lesson: Analyzing experiments and critiquing design and revisit variable types; hypothesis writing
Handout
-design features - multiple trials, average data for more realistic result
-randomization of participants
-repeatable
-analyze data determine if hypothesis supported or refuted
-constants chosen impact reliability of experiment - Do Additional questions - analyzing experiments and critiquing design! Due next class?
- GO TO ELECTRICITY UNIT Next!