1. Please find a seat. (We will have assigned seats later in the week.) 2. Fill in the due dates from the board in Sept 4 Science in your assignment book.
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1. Please find a seat.(We will have assigned seats later in the week.)
2. Fill in the due dates from the board in Sept 4 Science in
your assignment book.
1.What was the best thing you
did this summer?
Syllabus
Read both sides of the sheet quietly.
Share when directed. Homework…
EXPECTATIONS!This class belongs to all of us…and we all
have expectations…So…
1. What do you expect from me this year?
2. What things do you expect from yourself and your classmates this year?
HOMEWORK…Due Wednesday, 9/5
1. Read, discuss and sign information sheet with parents
2. Find, look through and bookmark class website on home computer
1.Take out your homework, the syllabus.
2.What is your favorite thing you have ever studied or
done with science?
Write the answer to the question in your notebook with today’s date. We will review answers as a class in a few minutes.
The Class Website
Find assignments Find items when absent Find links Find notes
1. Create a “flag” to represent you. 2. Include the ideas listed below
***What is your name?***What is 1 thing you are proud of?***What is 1 goal you have for yourself?***What was something great about summer?
3. Use the whole space 4. Produce a quality piece
Be ready to share before we hang them up!
HOMEWORK…Due Thursday, 9/6/2012
1. Find, look through and bookmark class website on
home computer2. Pay special attention to the
calendar. Look to see what we have done and what is
due
1. Create a “flag” to represent you. 2. Include the ideas listed below
***What is your name?***What is 1 thing you are proud of?***What is 1 goal you have for yourself?***What was something great about the summer?
3. Use the whole space 4. Produce a quality piece
Be ready to share before we hang them up!
Scientific Method What is the scientific
method?
What are some parts to the scientific method?
Scientific Method
ACTIVELY read page 12 with a partner and complete the questions.
We will review our answers as a class.
Scientific Method
ACTIVELY read page 13 ALONE and complete the questions.
We will review answers as a class tomorrow.
Warm up Put your “Flag” in front
of you on the table. Look at your answers on
page 13 of the scientific method sheet. Make sure they are complete and make sense!
The Hypothesis If you wanted to figure out if Mrs.
Lock is in a good mood, what would be some observations you might make to decide?
Lets make your hypothesis for this problem…IF _______________________ THEN
Mrs. Lock is in a good mood.
Observations What does it mean to
observe something?
Observations are an important part of the scientific method.
Observations...
1. Do you think you can make good observations?
2. Give it a try! Look at the 2 chemicals Mrs. Lock has
1. Write one good observation for each chemical
Watch what Mrs. Lock does with the 2 chemicals
Make new observations
Silly Fish Activity....
OBSERVATIONS…
1. What are some observations you can make about the fish without touching it?
Silly Fish Activity....
THE QUESTIONS…
2. What are some questions you may have about the fish?
Silly Fish Activity....
More Observations…3. Once you hold the fish, make new
observations…
Silly Fish Activity....
THE QUESTIONS…
4. What are some questions you may have about the fish after you touch it?
Silly Fish Activity....
THE HYPOTHESIS…
5. Create a statement that provides an answer to your question.
It must be in IF…THEN format.Example- IF the fish is dry, THEN it will
curl.
Silly Fish Activity....
THE EXPERIMENTS…
6. How will you determine if your hypothesis is true or false?
Warm up....
1. What was the major science question we began exploring on Friday about the silly red fortune fish?
2. What are the 2 important words that MUST be in every hypothesis?
3. What is a good hypothesis for this activity?
Silly Fish Activity....
THE EXPERIMENTS…
6. How will you determine if your hypothesis is true or false?
Silly Fish Activity....
THE DATA COLLECTION…
What happened to the fish when you tested it on different materials?
Silly Fish Activity....
The CONCLUSION (analyze your data)…
1. Was your hypothesis true or false?2. Do you need to test again?
Just a little review...
The scientific method is one way to find answers to questions when you observe something.
Just a little review...
2. Look at the steps that we used for the silly fish activity and do your best to list and describe the steps of the scientific method.
Group DiscussionDescribe reasons why scientists repeat steps of the scientific method.Discuss with your table and then write 2-3 sentences to answer the question on you’re your sheet.
Warm-up1. How does the scientific method
help us every day?
2. Why do scientists need to repeat experiments over and over again?
Scientific Method SummaryIN A SHORT
PARAGRAPH, EXPLAIN:
Observations Questions Hypothesis Experiment Data Collection Conclusion
Scientific Method Summary
Describe why scientists use it
Describe why you think it will be important for 7th grade science
How did we use it for our “Silly Fish” activity?
In a 2nd paragraph, explain why you think the scientific method is important.
Scientific Method Summary
Choose 1 step in the scientific method
Make a picture to represent the word.
Include the word in your drawing You must use color in your drawing Start your drawing after you show
Mrs. Lock the completed paragraphsExample:
Scientific Method Summary
Please make sure you do your best
Use complete sentences and write legibly
These will be graded and displayed in the hallway so make sure you include everything that is required
Warm-upThink about the Silly Fish. In your group, come up with different observations that you can make…Think about other observations that do not include using your eyes!Have one person in your group write down the answers.
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