15 Chapter 1: Introduction to Science
Date
Topic
Classroom activity
8/26
Tu
Introduction/
classroom
expectations/ Hand
out books
Why preparation for
labs is important
Introduction/ classroom expectations/ Hand out books /
Science poem HMW
8/27
Wed
8/28
Th
9/29
Fri
9/2
Tu
9/3
Wed
9/4
Th
9/5
Fri
What should students
do if an accident
occurs
Identify skills
scientists use to
learn about the world
Observing/ Inferring/
Predicting/ Making
models/ Classify
Egg drop Lab
Explain what
scientific inquiry
involves
Describe how to
develop a hypothesis
Independent variable
Dependent Variables
Controlled variables
Explain what
scientific inquiry
involves
Describe how to
develop a hypothesis
Independent variable
Dependent Variables
Controlled variables
Describe attitudes
and habits that are
important in science
Design
experiment:Materials/
procedure: Egg Drop
Lab
Design experiment:
Interpreting data
ETS1.1
Introduction to science/ safety activity
Lab zombie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6WARqVdWrE
lab cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsAHt0FiwNM
ETS1.1
Safety rules and contract/ S3
ETS1.1
Egg Drop lab introduction
ETS1.1
Observing/ Inferring/ Predicting
7.1
ETS1.1
Steps of a Lab report/ Title/Questions/ Egg Drop lab
http://youtu.be/eA86dYxrg4Q
Egg drop lab: Hypothesis/ Variables
ETS1.3
Materials and procedures
Work on the Egg drop contraption
9/8
Mo
9/9
Tu
9/10
Wed
Design
experiment:Drawing
Conclusions
MAP testing
ETS1.3
Collecting Data/ Data Table
Work on the Egg drop contraption/ finish structure
Egg drop lab
ETS1.1,1.2,
1.3
ETS1.1,1.2,
1.3
ETS1.1,1.2,
1.3
Egg drop lab/ structure
Guided reading 1.1+1.2
ETS-1.2
Steps of Technology design process
ETS-1.2
Steps of Technology design process+ Egg drop lab
application
9/11
Th
Egg drop Lab
9/12
Fri
Egg drop DRAFT lab
report
Describe attitudes,
habits important to
science: curiosity,
honesty, openmindless, skepticism,
creativity
9/15
Mo
Technology design
Describe the Goals
of technology
Explain how
technology is
different from
science
Explain how
technology affects
people :
positive/negative
ways
Technology design
Describe the Goals
of technology
Explain how
technology is
different from
science
Explain how
technology affects
people :
positive/negative
ways
Study guide Chapter 1
Learn how to create a
study guide for the test
Test Chapter 1
9/16
Tu
9/17
Wed
9/18
Th
Data collection/ Data analysis
Egg drop DRAFT lab report
Data Analysis/ Conclusion handout
Study guide Chapter 1