SCIENCE!
Who are you? Wed, Aug 19
Obj: SWBAT identify others in class by characteristics that are
similar and different to theirs
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the questions given to you at the
beginning of class on page 2 of “journal”
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What is your full name?
When is your birthday?
How many siblings do you have?
How many pets do you have?
Where is the most exotic place you have been?
Where is the most exotic place you want to go?
What movie do you really like?
What is your favorite song?
List 3 things you did this summer?
What did you want to do this summer but didn’t get to?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What is your favorite subject in school?
What is your least favorite subject in school?
List 3 words that describe you.
Tell me something else about you that wasn’t asked.
2 truths and 1 lie
 Using
the info you just wrote about, write
down 2 truths and 1 lie on the next page
(page 3) 5 minutes!
Share
 Share
with your team
 Who can get them all correct?
 Go in alphabetical order by 1st name
 10 minutes
We will share
 Each
day a new team will share the truths
and lies and the class will try to figure
them out
Cup Challenge
To begin, set your cups up like
this
Next, using ONLY the
rubberband and string,
 move
the cups
from this
structure to a
pyramid with
three cups on
bottom, then
two cups then
one on top
Evidence:
 On
page 3 of your “journal” answer the
following
 Was your team successful in working
together to make the pyramid?
 Why or why not?
Objective: SWBAT explain what makes a class run smoothly
Thursday, Aug 20
Warmup:
 Thinking
back to yesterday, what will be
necessary for this class to run smoothly?
 Write down 3 statements on page 3 in
journal.
Objective: SWBAT explain what makes a class run smoothly
Discuss:
 Random
picking on you based on sticks!
 Create list
Syllabus
 Read
through it with elbow partner (older
person begins)
 Write 3 things that “speak to you” in your journal
page 3
 ONLINE,
 http://27jschools.schoolwires.net/prairieviewhs
Safety
 Read
through safety sheet with elbow
partner (youngest 1st)
 Write 3 things that relates to the syllabus in
journal
 Homework:
bring home, get signed
 REMIND.COM
You - Acrostic
S
– silent
 A – approachable
 R – respectful
 A – academic
 H – helpful
 On the front page of your journal, create
an acrostic poem using your 1st name to
describe you
 Done? Draw 3+ pictures that represent
you
Share at your table
 Have
the youngest person talk first
 Objective:
SWBAT explain what makes a
class run smoothly
Alphabetical Class
 You
have 10 minutes to arrange
yourselves alphabetically
 How can we quantify this information?
Tally them up page 3 in journal
 A-E
 F-K
 L-Q
 R-T
 U-Z
Graph it
 Page
3 in journal
 Bar graph
 Evidence:
 Answer
page 3 in journal:
 How does getting to know your
classmates help you do better in class?
Friday, August 21
Warmup
 On
page 4 in journal:
 What is a pretest?
 Why should you take it?
Pretest on physical science
 Do
your best
 If you know it all, you shouldn’t be here!
Card tower
 Which
team can build the highest card
tower in 10 minutes without talking?
What does teamwork:
page 4 in journal?
 Look
like
Sound like
Evidence
 On
page 4 in your journal, describe using
complete sentences how you worked
together as a team to complete the
challenge
Warmup:
Monday, August 24
OBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve problems
 Answer
on page
4 in journal.
 What do you
think will happen
if we put both
cans into a tub
of water? Why?
Density Lab
SWBAT determine the density of a material
 With
your elbow partner, read through the
lab.
 Answer questions on prelab
 Lab
safety sheet: Have to get it signed to
do lab tomorrow!
Homework:
Evidence
 List
3 ways to be safe in tomorrow’s lab on
page 4
Warmup:
Tuesday, Aug 25
 What
is the formula for density?
Teams
1
reader
 2 recorder
 3 runner
 4 experimenter
 You
have 20 minutes to gather all data
Clean up
 GO
 Do
back to seats
calculations
 Answer
questions
Wednesday, Aug 26
Warm up
 The
density of water is 1g/cm3.
 Would
the Hershey’s bar sink or float in
water? Why?
Graphing
 Using
your graph on the front, what would
the mass of ¾ths of the bar be?
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2 rectangles?
4 rectangles?
What does the slope of the graph equal?
Thursday, Aug 27
Warmup:
SWBAT use the metric system to
measure length, mass, and volume.
 What
is the metric unit of measurement
for:
 A. Length?
 B. Mass?
 C. Volume?
 D. Temperature?
 Answer
all 4 questions!
Metric Olympics
Obj: SWBAT use the metric system to determine
distances, mass, and volume.
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teams
each member estimates
Then completes event
record data
go back to seats
find differences
bar graph of differences
compare differences to teammates
write conclusion
Journal QUIZ Friday
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1) cover page – name, 3 descriptors, 3
pictures
2) questions
3) 2 truths and a lie
4) cup activity
5) expectations
6) safety sheet
7) lab
8) homework
Graph, average, conclusion
Warmup:
Friday, Aug 28
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Jane estimated that she threw the cotton ball
130cm.
When she measured it, though, she found that
she had actually thrown it 177cm.
What is the difference of her throw?
If Bob’s difference for the shot put was 30 cm,
was he more or less accurate that Jane?
Metric Olympics
 15
minutes to finish
Conclusion
Write
a paragraph concluding
the Olympics.
How accurate were your
predictions?
Did you get better at predicting
over time?
Why might predicting things
accurately be important?
Journal quiz
 Done
 1)
with quiz?
turn in journal
 2) turn in metric olympics
 3) start numbering pages to NEW
JOURNAL (all fronts are odd, all backs are
even)
Warmup: page 5 in NEW
JOURNAL!
Monday, Aug 31
 Which
of the following definitions of
resolution best fit the PLUTO
reading?
 A. The solution to a problem
 B. A firm decision to do something
 C. The detail an image contains
 D. A formal expression of opinion
Gyrocopters
 Problem:
How does changing the mass
affect the time it takes for the copter to
fall?
 Hypothesis: If I add mass, the copter will
_____________
 OBJ:
SWBAT use the scientific method to
solve problems
Data Table
OBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve problems
Trial 1
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Trial 2
Trial 3
Average
(mean)
Warmup, Sept 1
Page 4 or 5
 As
I increased the mass of the copter, the
flight time _______
 A. Increased
 B. Decreased
 C. Stayed the same
Design your own
 Now
you have to find a way to modify the
copter to slow it down and make it
accurately hit the target.
In your journal (page 5 or 4)
 Problem:
How can I make the copter the
most accurate?
 Hypothesis:
 Procedure:
 Data:
 Conclusion:
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CHANGE 1 VARIABLE at a time!
Conclusion, to turn in
 Clear
statement of purpose of lab
 States clear and testable hypothesis
 Makes a claim supported by evidence
 Correctly uses data to support claim
 Talks about 2 or more sources of error and
how it might have affected data
 Explains how you could relate lab to real
world and how to extend lab
 State what was learned from lab related
to learning objective
Grades
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Pretest – all in correct class!
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Safety contract
Cover page
Fake journal
Homework
Journal quiz
Have NOT graded: density lab or metric
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Wednesday, Sept 2
Warmup page 5
During the copter lab, the
height on the lab paper said
100 cm. How many meters is
that equal to?
A. 1 m
B. 2 m
C. 2.5 m
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Journals
 Table
of contents
 Cover page
 glossary
Set up Glossary
 Odd
page
A B C
G H I
M N O
T U V
Even page
D E F
J K L
PQ R S
W X Y Z
Solar system in your pocket
How long to go to …?
SWBAT use math to convert distances from
planets to time, scientific notation too!
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Travel in the Solar System
Math
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