4-S.1: The student will use the science and engineering practices,
including the processes and skills of scientific inquiry, to develop
I can properly
conduct an
experiment using
the scientific
method.
Before we begin,
please get out
your science
interactive
notebook.
*Please tape the following
sheet into your notebooks on
Please
write down
the
following
vocabulary
words on
So, what do we need
to do first?
THE
RESEARCH
QUESTION!
*Things to consider:
1. What do we want to
Who can give
the class an
example?
Example: Which battery
lasts the longest?
*Write this down under “Question” in
Why is this important
Information?
If…..then…..b
ecause
Can someone raise their
hand to form a hypothesis
about our battery
experiment?
*Please write this down
under “hypothesis” on your
sheet in your notebook.
If we leave the different types
of batteries in separate
flashlights and turn them on,
then the energizer flashlight
*Please write this
down under
“Experiment” on
your sheet in
your notebook.
1. Label each flashlight with the model of battery you will
use that flashlight to test.
2. Load each flashlight with two of the appropriate model
of battery.
3. Turn all of the flashlights on at once. Note the time, and
COL
LEC
*Please write
this Chart
T under
down
on page 6 in
your
DAT
*Please write
this down
under
“Conclude” on
your sheet in
your notebook.
CONCL
USION!
Based on our
data, Duracell
is the best
battery to buy
because it
Going
Further
1. We could test how a battery’s
expiration date affects how long it
lasts. Do older batteries perform
Homework
Please complete
“Formulating An
Hypothesis” sheet
for homework. Miss
Stokes will pass
this out to you.
DUE: