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What do scientists do?

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Q. WHAT DO

SCIENTISTS DO?

WHAT DO SCIENTISTS DO?

• Factual: How do scientists behave? How is a laboratory different?

What is an experiment?

• Conceptual: How are scientific theories made? Why are variables important in science?

• Debatable: Can science provide the answers to all questions?

• We will be inquiring into the work of scientists and formulating our own questions for scientific inquiry

DRAW A PICTURE OF WHAT A

SCIENTIST LOOKS LIKE

DRAW A PICTURE OF WHAT A

SCIENTIST LOOKS LIKE

Identify any similarities between the pictures you have drawn.

Discuss and then summarize what your class think a scientists look like.

SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES IN THE WORLD

• Name 4 most important scientific discoveries of all time

Suggest the 4 qualities a good scientist should have

SCIENTISTS LIKE ME - RESEARCH TASK

Research and identify a scientist who is like you in some way.

Ex. They are from your home country, or they speak the same language as you .

What kind of science did they do? Did they win any prizes? How did they start out as a scientist? Where did they study?

Present your research as a poster card that could form part of a mosaic wall of scientists.

SCIENTISTS LIKE ME - RESEARCH TASK

• Reflect on you research.

Discuss and compare the lives of the scientists you searched. What did they have in common? What made them scientists?

Summarize your discussion using this starter: “To be a scientist, one should be…”

BIG AND SMALL QUESTIONS

– SUPER FOODS!

-What does our body need to work?

• Find out about some of the claims related to super foods.

-How much energy do different foods contain?

• If we want to test the claims scientifically, we need to ask the right questions .

-Which is the best food to eat?

-How much mineral content do

• In pairs, organize the questions in the order from the “biggest” question to the “smallest” – from the most general, to the most specific. different foods contain?

-What kids of food are there?

-How much protein do different foods contain?

BIG AND SMALL QUESTIONS

– SUPER FOODS!

• Now use the search term: super foods NHS choices

• Read one or two of the articles on the site.

Discuss: How scientific are the claims made for super foods?

Are they valid?

Outline what is meant by a ‘super food’ in your own words.

Summarize the evidence you found for the existence of super foods.

THE SUPERHERO SCIENCE

• Invent a new superhero

• Invent a new superhero whose role is to protect the environment.

Describe the super power(s) he or she has, discuss the science involved and create a short cartoon showing your superhero in action.

Superhero Science

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