Tuesday, September 8 th 2015 1. Come in quietly 2. Have binder and new lifeline out 3. Be quiet and in your seat before bell rings 4. Make sure you picked.

Tuesday, September 8th 2015

1. Come in quietly 2. Have binder and new lifeline out

3. Be quiet and in your seat before bell rings

4. Make sure you picked up todays assignments and hand outs from by

the door

Do Now and Homework

Do Now:By yourself, write out DETAILED steps describing to someone how to brush their teeth. When done, put your pencil down.

Homework:There is a Method to this Madness: Scientific Method reading and questions

Due: Thursday, 10th

Brushing your teeth

Now with your group members on a single sheet of paper come up with the directions for brushing teeth. You must all agree on the directions.

Now, I’m going to take a few volunteer groups to tell me how to brush my teeth. Read your directions aloud and clearly. Be sure to read them slowly so I can follow your directions word for word while I complete this task. DO NOT add any additional directions to what you have written down.

Brushing teeth

Why did we do this activity?

To illustrate the importance of being very specific and detailed when designing an experiment so that others can replicate it exactly as you performed it!

Agenda

Do Now/Homework Helms Rules What is Science Scientific Method Reading

Today’s Objective

To understand the steps of the scientific method.

Science is a process that uses observations and investigations to gain knowledge about events in nature.

Science is….

1.  Studies the natural world.2. Discovers nature's "rules" about how

things work.3. Discovers knowledge.

What do you mean we’re not science? Haven’t you seen our movies???

Science excludes the supernatural- events or things that cannot be explained by nature.

Science is…..

PracticalBased on observationAn intellectual pursuit Systematic

Sounds difficult, right? It isn’t! Science isn't mysterious or unattainable. The scientific method is really no different than science itself.

Types of science in school..

Life Science – deals with living thingsEarth Science – Earth and spacePhysical Science – deals with matter and

energyScientific study may overlap one or more

categories!

Science explains nature…..

Scientific explanations help you understand what is going on in the natural world.

• Sometimes explanations must be modified if new technology

or new information is discovered

Scientists learn new information by performing investigations.

Example: How do you know if you have allergies?

ObservationsExperimentsModeling

What is the Scientific Method?

The Scientific Method is an organized set of investigational procedures

We are going to read the passage “Scientific Method: There’s a Method to

the Madness” together. Remember to use good reading strategies as you read!

As we read together try and figure out the 7 steps are for the scientific method

Identify the problem. Ask the question that you want solved.

Develop a hypothesis. Predict an answer to your question – make an “if… then…” statement

Create an experiment. Make a reliable experiment with detailed steps that can be replicated.

Perform experiment. Follows steps exactly, record numerical data in tables.

Analyze your data. What does the information from your experiment tell you? Be sure to graph your data.

Draw a conclusion. What does the data tell about your hypothesis.

Communicate results. Tell the world about your results so that they may build upon your findings.

Now that we have the passage read. Lets answer the first question together. What we don’t finish in class today becomes homework and will be due Thursday the 10th.