Warm up 1/23/13
• Warm up
• NO Warm-ups
this week.
Classroom activities:
6th ad 7th period: typing experiment report
WED and Friday
If complete with experimental report….
Work time on book assignments, make
study for any make up tests, read for science
articles.
Physical Science 1/16/13
• Warm up:
• At which point
does the
pendulum ball
have the most
G.P.E.?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
QUIZ
Book assignments
THURSDAY/ FRIDAY:
Typing experiment report
Physical Science 1/15/13
• Warm up:
• What is the
formula for kinetic
energy?
• How much does the
kinetic energy
change if you
double the
velocity?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Review activity
(groups create review questions)
If time:
Book assignments/ discussion / video
WED: Quiz ( Newton’s laws, KE, GPE)
Review Activity
• Your group will be given a topic. For the topic:
• --Define/explain what it means
• --Demonstrate the concept with pictures/
examples on the board
• --Create a review question for the class to answer
and formulate the correct answer.
Physical Science 1/11/13
• Warm up:
What is the
difference
between positive
and negative “G
forces”?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Presentations
Book assignments/ discussion / video
Tuesday: Groups will make decisions on
experiment plans
Physical Science 1/08/13
• Warm up:
• At what point on a
roller coaster do the
riders have the most
gravitational
potential energy?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Presentations
Book assignments/ discussion / video
• At what point do
they have the most
kinetic energy?
Tuesday: Groups will make decisions on
experiment plans
Physical Science 1/07/13
• Warm up:
• What is the
difference
between kinetic
energy and
potential energy?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Presentations
Book assignments/ discussion / video
Tuesday: Groups will make decisions on
experiment plans
12/13/12
• Warm up:
• What is one thing
that you are
looking forward
during this
upcoming break?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Quiz
Thank you celebration
12/12 Physical Science
• Warm up:
• At which point does
the pendulum ball
have the most
kinetic energy?
• At which point does
it have the most
potential energy?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Review activity
Study guide
Starts
here
12/11 Physical Science
• Warm up:
• When an object falls
what happens to the
following kinds of
energy as the object
gets closer to the
ground?
(increase/decrease)
• Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Video: Physics concepts (KE)
Practice problems assignment
12/10 Physical Science
• Warm up:
• How does Newton’s
1st law explain the
negative G forces
that you experience
when you go over a
hill on a roller
coaster?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Progress check mini-quiz
Science Inquiry experiment
data collection
Notes: Laws of motion / Energy
Video: Roller coaster physics section 2+
worksheet + notes
Progress check mini-quiz
• 1.) Newton’s first law states that an object in motion…….
• 2.) Newton’s second law states that Force=_____.
• 3.) Newton’s third law states that for every……
• 4.) What is kinetic energy?
• 5.) What is potential energy?
• 6.) Explain how riding a roller coaster can demonstrate one of
Newton’s laws of motion. ( 2.9975 bonus points if you can explain
all three laws.)
12/06 Physical Science
• Warm up:
• Describe an example
of a situation that
demonstrates one of
Newton’s laws
motion.
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
data collection
Video: Roller coaster physics + worksheet
12/05 Physical Science
• Warm up:
• When you graph
your results, which
measurement is the
dependent variable?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
data collection
Science Article Presentations
Notes: Newton’s laws
• Which measurement
is the independent
variable?
Assignment: Newton’s laws
12/04
• Warm up:
• Write the formula
used to calculate
the percentage of
seeds that
germinate.
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
data collection
Science Article Presentations
Science Article Presentations
Each group will present the following information about
their assigned article: (25 points)
1.) Date and Location of the Story/Research
2.) Description of the discovery
3.) Description of methods used to make the discovery
4.) Importance of the the findings
5.) What does your group think the “next step” should be if the scientists
were to continue research.
•
•
•
•
A.) Gravity of Glacial Melt
B.)Small and Efficient : Water Nanodroplets…
C.)Man’s Best Friend: Common Canine virus…
D.)Could Mistletoe give the Kiss of Death to Cancer?
•
•
•
•
E.) Oregon scientists make embryos with 2 women, 1 man
F.)More Solid Measure of Melting in Polar Ice Sheets….
G.)Active Lifestyle Boosts Brain Structure….
H.)Human Disturbances Keep Elk on High Alert…
11/29
• Warm up:
NO WARM UP TODAY
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
data collection
• Pick up your experiment
packet and collect data
Science OAKS TESTING
11/28
• Warm up:
(earth science review)
• Describe and
illustrate three
forms of stress that
deform the Earth’s
crust during
earthquakes.
• See page 13 in
“Dynamic Earth”
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
data collection
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-writing research
11/27
• Warm up:
(earth science review)
• What is the best
hypothesis that
explains why
continents move?
• page 68 in
“Dynamic Earth”
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups make observations
-clean up round 1
-groups set up round 2
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-writing research
Vocabulary
•Divergent boundaries
•Convergent boundaries
•Subduction
•Continental drift
Physical Science 11/26
• Warm up:
• Which samples
displayed growth?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups make observations
-clean up round 1
• What is a change
that you think needs
to be made to the
experiment for
round 2?
-groups set up round 2
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-writing research
Physical Science 11/21
• Warm up:
• Which samples
displayed growth?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups set up experiment station
-groups make observations
• What is a change
that you think needs
to be made to the
experiment for
round 2?
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-writing research
Physical Science 11/20
• Warm up:
• Which samples
displayed growth?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups set up experiment station
-groups make observations
• Were there any
general observations
that you noticed in
the various groups
of seeds?
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-writing research
Physical Science 11/19
• Warm up: (quiz)
1.) Which type of seed
did your group use?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups set up experiment station
-groups make observations
2.)Which salt solutions
did you choose?
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
3.)How much soil did
you put in each pot?
-practice Q’s
-discussion / short notes
Physical Science 11/16
• Warm up:
• Why is it important
to document any
changes to the
original procedure?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups choose variables
-groups brainstorm procedures to
measure and control variables.
-groups design procedures
-groups set up experiment station
-groups make observations
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-discussion / short notes
Sunflower seeds
Wheat grass seed
Millet
Milo
Physical Science 11/15
• Warm up:
• Why is it important
to complete more
than one trial during
an experiment?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups choose variables
-groups brainstorm procedures to
measure and control variables.
-groups design procedures
-groups set up experiment station
-groups make observations
If you are done observing and other groups are
still working….work on your reading work
sample.
Review of concepts for Science OAKS
-practice Q’s
-discussion / short notes
Physical Science 11/14
• Warm up:
• Which variables
are you going to
control
(keep constant) in
your experiment?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Science Inquiry experiment
-groups choose variables
-groups brainstorm procedures to
measure and control variables.
-groups design procedures
-groups set up experiment station
Work time: any additional time will be used to
work on reading work samples
Physical Science 11/13
• Warm up:
• What is the most
difficult part to
complete when
writing a research
paper?
Classroom activities:
Warm up
Observation/Reflection of sugar crystal lab
-write a reflection (due today):
Introduction to Science Inquiry experiment
-groups choose variables
-groups brainstorm procedures to
measure and control variables.
Work time: any additional time will be used to
work on reading work samples
Physical Science 11/13
• Sugar Crystal lab reflection:
Describe the results of your group’s crystal lab.
-describe the amount of crystal formation using
qualitative descriptions.
-explain which measurements could be used to form
quantitative measurements.
• Which variable do you think you could change to cause
more crystals to form? (or form faster)
• Use scientific reasoning to explain why the proposed
change in the variable would cause increased crystal
formation.
Physical Science 10/26 –11/7
• Warm up:
• No warm up today
Classroom activities:
Writing research paper (due 11/7/12)
Physical Science 10/25/12
• Warm up:
• How do you know
when to include a
citation in a
research paper?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
-Video/Quiz: Citing sources
When to Cite a Source
You should use evidence (citations) any time you make a claim that is not based on a well-known fact or common
knowledge.
•You make a claim that could be challenged.
•You quote somebody.
•You make a specific claim that is not common knowledge.
•You paraphrase information from a source (give the meaning but change the wording).
•Offer an authoritative (expert) opinion.
•You got an idea from somebody else, even through email or conversation.
Examples of Claims You Should Support
•Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
•Poodles are friendlier than Dalmatians.
•American Chestnut trees are nearly extinct.
•Eating while driving is more dangerous than talking on the cell phone while driving.
•Thomas Edison invented a vote counter.
When You Don't Need to Cite a Source
Examples of Common Knowledge or Well-Known Facts
Common knowledge is basically a fact that practically everyone knows, like the fact that George Washington was a
U.S. president.
•Bears hibernate in the winter.
•Fresh water freezes at 32 degrees F.
•Many trees shed their leaves in the fall.
A well-know fact is something that many people know, but it is also something that a reader could look up easily if
he/she didn't know.
•It's best to plant flowers in the early spring.
•Holland is famous for its tulips.
•Canada has a multilingual population.
Physical Science 10/24/12
• Warm up:
• What are the
characteristics of a
successful topic
sentence?
Today’s activities:
Review topic sentences/ thesis
statements.
-Video/Quiz: How to organize an essay
-Make blank “skeleton” map/outline that
can be filled in later.
Using source materials: videos/quizzes
-Research time for sources
Finding Reliable Sources
• Write the following information in the “notes”
section of your writing journal:
• Choose a textbook to use as a non-electronic
source. Make a citation for the textbook
• Find at least 4 reliable online sources
– Write the complete APA citation
– Write a short summary or list of useful facts that can
be found at that source.
Physical Science
• Warm up:
• List 5 skills that are
important for obtaining
and keeping a desirable
job.
(make your best guess..there is no
answer in your textbook)
10/23/12
Today’s activities:
Begin writing work sample instruction
-Requirements
-Video/Quiz: Topic sentence/ Thesis
statement
-Write sample topic sentence
-Video/Quiz: How to organize an essay
-Make blank “skeleton” map/outline that
can be filled in later.
Using source materials: videos/quizzes
Tuesday :
Using source materials: videos/quizzes
Research time for sources
Workplace Skills
Employers who participated in The Conference Board's Turning Skills into Profit study of 25 workplace education
programs across the United States identified the following as key Workplace Basic Skills:
Literacy Skills
•improved understanding and ability to use ‘documents’ such as safety instructions, assembly directions or
map
•improved understanding and ability to use ‘numbers’ by themselves or in charts and tables
•improved understanding and ability to use ‘prose writing’ such as reports, letters and manuals
Other Basic Skills
•improved ability to listen to understand, learn and apply information and analysis
•better ability to communicate by using English in the workplace
•improved capacity to think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems, and make
decisions
•improved ability to use computers and other technology, instruments, tools and information systems
effectively
New Attitudes
•greater willingness and ability to learn for life
•more positive attitude toward change
Working with Others
•better ability to build and work in teams
•improved understanding and willingness to work within the culture of the group
For more information on Workplace Basic Skills identified in The Conference Board's report, see
Turning Skills into Profit (PDF, 79.57 KB)
Physical Science
• Warm up:What
topic during this
unit was the easiest
to understand and
the hardest?
10/22/12
Today’s activities:
STUDY GUIDE due TODAY!!
QUIZ
10/19: Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Reading: Review notes for atomic history,
structure and bonding..
Physical Science
• Warm up:What is
the main difference
between ionic and
covalent bonds?
10/19/12
Today’s activities:
Review for quiz : QUIZ MONDAY!
STUDY GUIDE due MONDAY!!
10/18: Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Covalent bonding worksheet due
Wednesday 10-17-12
Polar and Metallic bonding.
Reading: Review notes for atomic history,
structure and bonding.
warm-up quiz over the reading Tomorrow.
Physical Science
• Warm up: How can
you change the
physical
characteristics of a
metal alloy?
10/18/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Covalent bonding worksheet due
Wednesday 10-17-12
Polar and Metallic bonding.
Reading: Review notes for atomic
history, structure and bonding.
warm-up quiz over the reading
Tomorrow.
Physical Science
• Warm up: What is a
mixture of two or
more metals called?
10/17/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Covalent bonding worksheet due
Wednesday 10-17-12
Polar and Metallic bonding.
Reading 176-181
warm-up quiz over the reading
Tomorrow.
Physical Science
• Warm up: What
attractions hold
atoms together in
covalent bonds?
10/16/12
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Ionic and Covalent bonding
worksheet due Wednesday 10-1712
Reading 176-181
warm-up quiz over the reading
Tomorrow.
Physical Science P.6 10/15/12
• Warm up: Describe
a Electron dot
diagram and what
the dots represent.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Ionic and Covalent bonding
worksheet due Tuesday 10-16-12
Reading 165-169
warm-up quiz over the reading
Tomorrow.
Physical Science 10/15/12
• Warm up: How many
valence electrons does
Oxygen have and will
it tend to gain or lose
electrons in a ionic
bond?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Ionic and Covalent bonding
worksheet due Tuesday 10-16-12
Reading 165-169
New warm-up quiz over the
reading Tomorrow.
Physical Science 10/11/12
• Warm up: Name the
3 types atomic
bonding.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Atomic structure and bonding.
Ionic and Covalent bonding
worksheet due Monday 10-15-12
Reading 158-161
New warm-up quiz over the
reading Monday.
Physical Science 10/10/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• What is the
electron dot
structure for
Oxygen and
will it gain or
lose electrons in
a ionic bond?
Warm up
Review ionic bonds.
Start covalent bonds
Ionic and covalent bond
worksheet.
Physical Science 10/6/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• Describe one of
the chemical
reaction demos
from Friday and
explain the type
of reaction.
Warm up
Pre-Test : Atomic Structure and
Chemical reactions
Reading 100-105 questions 1-5 and 8
Physical Science 10/5/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• Describe 3
chemical
changes that
you have
observed in
your life.
Warm up
Revisit : p. 59 #1-3 and
p. 63 #1-10, 13, 20 due today
Demonstration: Vinegar and Baking Soda
Demonstration: Vinegar and egg shell reaction
Demonstration: Making a precipitate
Explain what is happening to the molecules during the
demonstrated chemical reactions.
Today’s activities:
Physical Science period
Warm up6 10/4/12
• Warm up:
• Describe 3
signs of a
chemical
change.
•
QUIZ : Physical changes (for
those absent yesterday)
Reminder of assignment from yesterday:
Read pp.54-58
Define vocabulary words and write
down “key concept” sentences. (they
have a key in a green circle before the
sentence) due today
Choose a chemical reaction
from your everyday life.
Describe the chemical
reaction and evidence.
Physical Science period 1
10/4/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• Describe 3
signs of a
chemical
change.
Warm up
•
QUIZ : Physical changes (for
those absent yesterday)
Reminder of assignment from yesterday: Read
pp.54-58
Define vocabulary words and write down “key
concept” sentences. (they have a key in a green
circle before the sentence) due today
Read p. 59 and answer #1-3 and
p. 63 #1-10, 13, 20 due Friday
If time: Demonstration: Vinegar and Baking Soda
Physical Science 10/3/12
• Warm up:
• What is a
solvent?
•
Today’s activities:
Warm up
QUIZ : Physical changes
________________________
New topic: Chemical changes
Read pp.54-58
Define vocabulary words and
write down “key concept”
sentences. (they have a key in a
green circle before the sentence)
due Thursday
Physical Science 10/2/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• What is a
saturated
solution?
Warm up
•
Finish Demo/Lab: Making
Crystals
Revisit p.51
Writing assignment: Describe
the processes that occur on the
molecular level to cause crystal
formation. Describe factors
that speed up or slow down
crystal formation.
Review concepts: Physical
properties and Physical changes
(pp.38 –51)
QUIZ WED: Physical changes
Physical Science 10/1/12
• Warm up:
• Name three methods
for separating mixtures
that are in liquids.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Notes/Discussion of crystal
formation, precipitates
Demo/Lab: Making Crystals
p.51
Writing assignment: Describe the
processes that occur on the
molecular level to cause crystal
formation. Describe factors that
speed up or slow down crystal
formation.
Physical Science 9/28/12
• Warm up:
• Explain how you can
separate substances in
a mixture without
heating / boiling the
substance.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Revisit Metric System Quiz (6th period only)
Notes Discussion: Filtration
Demo: Filtration
Demo: Distillation
Demo/Lab: Making Crystals
Physical Science 9/27/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• Explain how you
could make a phase
change happen
without changing
the temperature.
Warm up
Reminder of group assignment
from yesterday p.81#1-6,8 +
notes.
Revisit Metric System Quiz
Demo: Vacuum chamber-discussion of pressure causing physical change
Demo: Dancing Egg
-discussion of pressure exhibiting force on other
objects
If time: Demo…filtration
Physical Science 9/26/12
• Warm up:
• Explain how changing
the temperature of a
substance rapidly can
cause movement.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Reminder of assignment
Essay: Explanation of molecular motion and
energy transfers during the observed event.
Notes/Discussion Physical
Changes…changes of state
- vapor pressure
-gas laws
-physical vs chemical changes
Group assignment p.81# 1-6,8
if time allows p.82-83
Physical Science 9/25/12
• Warm up:
• Energy is added to a
solid to make it change
state to a liquid.
• What does that energy
do to the molecules?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
-p.71 #1-5 due Today
Notes/Discussion Physical
Changes…changes of state …
Demonstration: Imploding
container
Essay: Explanation of molecular
motion and energy transfers
during the observed event.
Work time: Essay or complete
Metric system quiz.
Physical Science 9/24/12
• Warm up:
Today’s activities:
• Write the metric
prefixes between
“kilo-” to “milli-”
from largest to
smallest.
Warm up
-Metric Review activity
-QUIZ
-p.71 #1-5 due Tuesday
Upcoming events:
Physical and Chemical changes
Physical Science 9/21/12
• Warm up:
Joey runs around a 400
meter track five and a
half times.
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Revisit Test (states of matter)
-Metric Olympics
-Metric system study sheet
How many kilometers
has he traveled?
-Group story problem solving
-Review Question
Upcoming events:
Thursday/Friday: Metric Olympics
Monday: Review and QUIZ
Physical Science 9/20/12
Today’s activities:
• Warm up:
Warm up /
Convert the following
measurements into the -Metric Olympics
-Metric system worksheet
base unit.
-Review Question
67 g= _0.067___kg
4,530mg= __0.00453_kg
Upcoming events:
0.7895 g=__789.5__mg
Thursday/Friday: Metric Olympics
Monday: Review and QUIZ
Physical Science 9/19/12
Today’s activities:
• Warm up:
Warm up /
Convert the following
measurements into the -Metric Olympics
-Metric system worksheet
base unit.
-Review Question
453kg= _________g
453mg= _________g
Upcoming events:
453 cg=__________g
Thursday/Friday: Metric Olympics
Monday: Review and QUIZ
Physical Science 9/18/12
• Warm up:
What do each of the
following prefixes
mean?
Today’s activities:
Warm up /
-Grade update
-Return of papers
Kilo-
-Revisit Theories and Laws Quiz
(retakes available at lunch all
week)
centi-
-Groups: Metric system worksheet
/Introduction to Metric Olympics
-Review Question
decimilli-
Physical Science 9/17/12
• Warm up: What are the
the names of the
following phase
changes:
• Solid to liquid
• Liquid to solid
• Liquid to gas
• Gas to Liquid
• Bonus: Solid to Gas
Today’s activities:
Warm up /
Final review of states of matter
Quiz: States of matter
Metric system worksheet
Review Question
9/17 Review question
• Why does evaporation of sweat cool your
skin down?
Physical Science 9/11/12
• Warm up: List the following states of matter
in order from least molecular motion to most
molecular motion. (plasma, solid, gas, liquid)
Today’s activities:
Upcoming
events:
Warm up /
Notes/Discussion: Matter, Changes in matter, Measuring matter
Group assignment: design a demonstration of an assigned state of matter.
Videos: States of matter (mythbusters)
Notes/Discussion: Measurement techniques
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Cool down
Measurement
labs
9/11/12
• Cool down :
– Describe tools used to measure each of the following states of
matter:
–
–
–
–
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Plasma
Physical Science 9/10/12
• Warm up: Review: How is a scientific
theory different from a scientific law?
Today’s activities:
Warm up /
Upcoming
events:
Notes/Discussion: Matter, Changes in matter, Measuring matter
Videos: States of matter
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
Cool down
Measurement
labs
Physical Science 9/7/12
• Warm up: How is a theory different
from a hypothesis?
Today’s activities:
Upcoming events:
Warm up / Cool down from yesterday
(kinetic theory, law of gravity)
Monday:
Video: Theory / Hypothesis
Measurement, Changes in Matter ,
Review: big ideas, experiment design
(evaporation demo)
Quiz
Video clip: experiment design, Mythbusters
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
• Cool down (from 9/6): (see page 9)
• What does the Kinetic Theory explain?
• What does Newton’s law of gravity describe?
Physical Science 9/7/12
Physical Science 9/6/12
• Warm up: Describe one of the big
ideas in Physical Science.
Today’s activities:
Upcoming events:
Warm up / Cool down from yesterday
Group activity: Scientific processes: Forming a Hypothesis
Friday:
Group activity: Checkpoint question
-Syllabus due at the beginning of
the period
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
QUIZ: Topics: Big ideas in science,
What is science, procedures
Measurement (techniques, metric system, accuracy/precision)
-Notes: Measurement
•Cool down from 9/5:
–List 5 things in society that closely
rely on scientific principals/methods
for gaining new information or
making decisions.
–List 5 things in society that do NOT
rely on scientific principals/ methods
for new information or making
decisions.
Physical Science 9/6/12
• Checkpoint: How is a scientific theory different
from a scientific law?
Give an example of a scientific theory and a
scientific law. (see page 9)
• Cool down: (see page 9)
• What does the Kinetic Theory explain?
• What does Newton’s law of gravity describe?
Physical Science 9/5/12
• Warm up:What makes a topic
scientific?
Today’s activities:
Warm up
Upcoming events:
Review of procedures/ book check out
Group activity: scientific processes
Thursday:
Group activity: Checkpoint question
--Cool down questions due at the
beginning of the period
Cool down questions due at the beginning of the period Thurs.
Friday:
-Syllabus due at the beginning of
the period
Emergency procedures (if time permits)
QUIZ: Topics: Big ideas in science,
theories/laws, procedures
Physical Science 9/5/12
• Checkpoint: What are the four “big ideas”
of Physical Science? (see pages 5-6)
• Cool down:
– List 5 things in society that closely rely on
scientific principals/methods for gaining
new information or making decisions.
– List 5 things in society that do NOT rely on
scientific principals/ methods for new
information or making decisions.
Physical Science 9/5/12
• Warm up / attendance (5 min)
• Group activity: (think/write/share) (15 min)
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Think of 5 scientifically testable questions.
Choose one of the questions and design an experiment plan to answer the question.
What kind of measurements would you use?
What tools would you need?
Would this investigation be able to be conducted at this school? (why/why not?)
What are some questions that could not easily be answered by science?
What kinds of questions can scientific investigations answer?
Checkpoint question: Four big ideas of science (5 min)
Group activity: (new groups:1,2,3,4) (15 min)
-Describe the big idea that was assigned to you.
-Explain why it is important
-Describe a misconception that many people have about that scientific idea.
Cool down question : (12 min)
-students write answer…due by end of the period
Assignment: Write down one question about the universe that you don’t fully understand. Do not find
the answer, but write down a plan for scientifically investigating the question. (“looking it up” is
not a scientific investigation..that is just research) due during class meeting. (9/6/12)