Pg. 10 RTW: Do you know what KHDMDCM means? Monday, August 29th Pg. 10 RTW: Do you know what KHDMDCM means? Objective: I will be able to measure different objects using a variety of different tools. Agenda: TURN IN SPONGEBOB GRAPH Measurement Lab Homework: None 

How many jumps does it take? Ladder Method 1 2 3 KILO 1000 Units HECTO 100 Units DEKA 10 Units DECI 0.1 Unit Meters Liters Grams CENTI 0.01 Unit MILLI 0.001 Unit How do you use the “ladder” method? 1st – Determine your starting point. 2nd – Count the “jumps” to your ending point. 3rd – Move the decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction. 4 km = _________ m Starting Point Ending Point How many jumps does it take? 4. 1 __. 2 __. 3 __. = 4000 m

Pg. 10 RTW: Convert 173.9 cL to L (KHDMDCM) Tuesday, August 30th Pg. 10 RTW: Convert 173.9 cL to L (KHDMDCM) Objective: I will be able to design a controlled experiment on a marine science topic. Agenda: Finish Measurement Lab Honors: Show me your proposal for the ShORE Symposium Set up Mung Bean Experiment Homework: None 

ShORE Symposium If you’d like to present your proposal: HONORS ShORE Symposium If you’d like to present your proposal: SEE ME AFTER CLASS ABOUT DETAILS I will be giving you the opportunity to come on a field trip to the ShORE Symposium to see current research being done in the Indian River Lagoon First come, first serve: those who don’t come will have an alternative assignment

Mung Bean Experiment Read Australia’s Salinity Crisis HONORS Mung Bean Experiment Read Australia’s Salinity Crisis Set up experiment with the saline solution

Pg. 10 RTW: Explain what a “bias” is Wednesday, August 31st Pg. 10 RTW: Explain what a “bias” is Objective: I will be able to design a controlled experiment on a marine science topic. Agenda: Turtle Investigation Honors: Mung bean experiment Homework: None 

Setting up your Lab Report pg. 11 HONORS Setting up your Lab Report pg. 11 Title : Write a brief statement or question that describes the main point of the experiment. Background Information: Describe the process of… Differentiate between… Explain why… Experimental Question:

Setting up your Lab Report pg. 11 HONORS Setting up your Lab Report pg. 11 Hypothesis: Write 2 sentences to a paragraph that includes (1) the hypothesis and (2) a justification of the experiment. A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work. Most of the time a hypothesis is written like this: "If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen." ... Your hypothesis should be something that you can actually test, what's called a testable hypothesis.

Setting up your Lab Report pg. 11 HONORS Setting up your Lab Report pg. 11 Materials: List everything needed to complete the experiment. Mung beans 500 mL beakers Paper towels Petri dishes Salt Digital scale Scissors Labels Pen/cils Pipette 10 mL Cups Tape

Procedure: Describe the steps you completed during your investigation in great detail (more detail than here). Count 20 mung beans Measure salt in grams based off concentration calculations Measure 500mL of water Label each beaker with the concentration % Pour salt into water and mix well ….

Pg. 10 RTW: Why do we conduct multiple trials of an experiment? Thursday, September 1st Pg. 10 RTW: Why do we conduct multiple trials of an experiment? Objective: I will be able to design a controlled experiment on a marine science topic. Agenda: Turn in Turtle Investigation What is Marine Science? Notes pg. 12 Honors: Mung bean experiment http://tinyurl.com/jafuv2w Homework: None 

What is Marine Science? What comes to mind when you think of: Draw pictures Write phrases/words Create a concept map Create an acrostic poem

Friday Sept. 2nd No School Hurricane day 