09-08-15
Intro to Mr. B
• Welcome
• None….yet
Mr. Brownlee
Lab Science 9
Front of 3 X 5 Card
Name
Birthday (Month/Day/Year)
Seating Chart
• Sit where you wish
• Behave and you will stay
• Misbehave and EVERYONE will
move
• Choose Wisely
09-09-15
• Classroom
What is Science?
Expectations
•Scientific Method –
NASA Exercise
•Agenda Review
• Signed Syllabus (Friday
9/11)
Possible Answer
• Science is a way to solve problems
and answer questions.
09-09-15
To learn what science is
and become more familiar
with Lab Science 9 and
Mr. Brownlee’s classroom
expectations.
NASA: Survival on
the Moon
• Carefully read the directions to the activity
• ON THE BACK OF THE PAPER, write a
question that you are trying to answer in
this activity.
• EX: What materials/equipment will best
help a space crew travel 200 miles on the
moon to rendezvous with their mother
ship?
NASA: Survival on the Moon
• Complete the “Your Ranking” section only
• On Back of paper, write a 1 sentence
hypothesis that explains which item you
chose as # 1(most important).
• REMEMBER: If….then…because
09-10-15
•Lab safety
•Survival on the
Moon
•Agenda Review
• Bring Signed Syllabus
and Lab Safety Contract
Friday, 9/11
List 5 rules or
directives that are
important to
follow if you want
to remain safe
during a lab.
09-10-15
To understand the safety
issues in a science
classroom and to learn
how to prevent injury of
self or others.
Lab Safety
• Read through all safety rules aloud with
your seatmate (you may skip # 13 and
# 15). Alternate every other rule.
• I will know when you are done because
you will be quiet and waiting for
instructions.
NASA: Survival on the Moon
• Find your group
• Agree on a Group order of Most important
to Least important items and number 1-15.
• Compare Group order to NASA order and
determine Error Points for each item
• Add up all Error Points
09-11-15
•Scientific Method
Review
•Lab Safety Quiz
•Lab Safety Contract
Pick up the
Scientific Method
notes (Purple
Paper) from the
front counter.
Complete as
much as you can
on your
own…use pencil.
09-11-15
To list and explain the steps
of the Scientific Method
To understand the safety
issues in a science classroom
and to learn how to prevent
injury of self or others.
Scientific Method Overview
• What is the scientific method?
It is a process that is used to find
answers to questions about the world
around us.
Scientific Method Overview
• Is there only one “scientific method”?
No, there are several versions of the scientific
method. Some versions have more steps,
while others may have only a few.
Scientific Method Overview
• However, they all begin with the identification
of a problem or a question to be
answered based on observations of the
world around us and provide an organized
method for conducting and analyzing an
experiment.
Scientific Method Overview
• What is a hypothesis?
It is an educated guess based on
observations and your knowledge of the topic.
• What is data?
It is information gathered during an
experiment.
NASA: Survival on the Moon
• Error Point Analysis
– 0-20 = Survive
– 21-30 = Likely to Survive/mild harm
– 31-45 = Not Likely to Survive/severe harm
– 46+ = Did Not Survive
NASA: Survival on the Moon
• On Back of Paper, write a 4 sentence
Conclusion that includes the following:
– Restate the Problem
– Restate your original Hypothesis
– Discuss how close your original hypothesis
was to the actual answer (Use error pts in
your writing)
Scientific Method Overview
Identify the Problem
What do you want to know or explain? Use
observations you have made to write a
question that addresses the problem or topic
you want to investigate..
Form a Hypothesis
What do you think will happen? Predict the
answer to your question or the outcome of the
experiment.
Scientific Method Overview
Create an Experiment
How will you test your hypothesis? Develop a
procedure for a reliable experiment and
address safety rules.
Conduct an Experiment
Follow the steps in your procedure to perform
your experiment. Record data and
observations!
Scientific Method Overview
Analyze the Data
Is the data reliable? Does your data and
observations from the experiment support your
hypothesis?
Communicate the Results (Conclusion)
Write a conclusion that summarizes the
important parts of your experiment and the
results.
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