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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