Welcome to Chemistry I! Please take a Pre-Assessment from the stool and complete it to the best of your ability. This will not be graded. 1/4/16

Housekeeping – Bellwork – What you need for class – Materials I provide – Agenda Board – Call outs – Food/Drinks/Gum in lab – Plagiarism – Hall passes – Dismissal – If you are absent 1/4/16

Introductions – Where are you from? – What do you do outside of school? – Do you have any pets? – Do you play sports? – What do you plan to do after you graduate? – What do you like best about science? – If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? – What is you favorite food? 1/4/16

About this mini-unit: – One Learning Target: I can differentiate between qualitative observations, quantitative observations and inferences – Why a unit with only one Learning Target? 1/4/16

Bellwork: – Please take one packet (six pages) from the lab bench in the back of the room. – Complete the ACT practice questions with today’s date. 1/5/16

Observations Make a list of observations about the picture on the right. What is an observation? What is NOT an observation? Re-create your list of First Observations, sorting out observations and inferences. 1/5/16

Is it important to know the difference between an observation and an inference? Why or why not? 1/5/16

Mystery Tubes – With the person sitting next to you, and without removing the tape, make a list of observations about the Mystery Tube. Then, draw a sketch of what you believe the interior of the Mystery Tube looks like. 1/5/16

Tracks: Observations and Inferences 1/5/16

Lamb to Slaughter by Roald Dahl – What do you think this short story will be about, based on the name? – Who is Roald Dahl? What genre of story is he most famous for? – Read the story slowly. Stop at each questions and answer it, without reading farther ahead. 1/5/16

Please complete 1/6/16’s Bellwork. 1/6/16

Lamb to Slaughter by Roald Dahl 1/6/16

Qualitative vs Quantitative Observations 1/6/16

Observations and Inferences Formative Assessment 1/6/16