1. Goals – I will know how to handle myself in a science lab setting. I understand what the purpose is of the GPS and how I can use it to be a better student. Agenda Science Paperwork and Info Collection. Lab Safety Warmup. Notebook Setup and Sci Method GPS. Beginning Vocabulary.

2. Goals – I can set up a proper scientific graph. I can explain the difference between a theory and a law. Agenda – Paperwork collection and GPS Handout Vocab for the day. How to set up a scientific graph. Difference between laws and theories?

3. You will need a 3 ring binder that contains 2 sections. First section should be labeled VOCABULARY. This sections will contain all the key vocabulary that we will go over through out the course of the year. Second section label it NOTE & PAPERS. This will contain each unit notes and GPS’s per unit.

4. Each unit will have one. It will contain the following: Key targets you will need to be able to know by the end of the unit. Key Vocab and order of teaching for the unit. List of possible activities for the unit. Table for YOU to mark down and track your grades on summative assessments. Example assessments and extra info to help with studying. The goal is this paper is for you to reference it and use it through out the unit to help with your learning.

5. Each word will have a set of pictures with it. Based on the pictures come up with a definition for it and be ready to discuss your groups definition.

6. The study of life and living organisms “Bio” = Life “logy” = study of

7. Something that your five senses experience during a scientific experiment.

8. An idea or set of hypotheses that has been researched and believed to be true. Is intended to explain facts or events. Can change in the future.

9. A universally accepted set of facts and is a fully testable hypothesis.

10. What is the point of making a graph?? Graphs can show how your data has changed over the course of the experiment. You can see if any relationships or patterns(trends) occur.

11. Students' Favorite After-School Activities ActivityNumber of Students Play Sports45 Talk on Phone53 Visit With Friends99 Earn Money44 Chat Online66 School Clubs22 Watch TV37 TimeAmount of Water Absorbed by the plants (g/h) 8AM1 10 AM1 12 PM4 2 PM6 4 PM9 6 PM14 8 PM10

12. When determining what type of graph the key thing to look for is “Time”. If there is some unit of time showing a change then it will be a line graph. Graphs can have show one or more sets of data at one time. If trials are involved average the trials and graph the means(averages).

13. Students' Favorite After-School Activities ActivityNumber of Students Play Sports45 Talk on Phone53 Visit With Friends99 Earn Money44 Chat Online66 School Clubs22 Watch TV37 TimeAmount of Water Absorbed by the plants (g/h) 8AM1 10 AM1 12 PM4 2 PM6 4 PM9 6 PM14 8 PM10

15. Goals – I can explain the importance of the scientific method. I can explain the difference between inferences and predictions. Agenda - Graph Review and Warmup New Vocab Importance of Sci Method? Prediction vs. Inference vs. Hypothesis Learning Check

16. 1. Identify all the things wrong with the following graph. 2. If new scientific data is discovered about a topic which is more likely to be affected a theory or law?

17. Using this sample set of data graph it and make sure that it is set up properly. TimeAmount of Water Absorbed by the plants (g/h) 8AM1 10 AM1 12 PM4 2 PM6 4 PM9 6 PM14 8 PM10

18. Inference – The process of making a conclusion based on past observations.

19. Having a guess at what the future might hold.

20. A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested. Also known as an educated guess.

21. Part of the experiment that was purposely changed and is being tested.

22. Part of an experiment that is being measured.

23. What is it and why is it important? Come up with an answer before we start! It is a process that can help find reliable information to help answer a problem or purpose!! 1. Observation 2. Purpose/Problem 3. Hypothesis 4. Experiment 5. Data Analysis 6. Conclusion

24. After making an observation scientists can make a prediction or hypothesis about it. Hypotheses are designed to be tested and researched while predictions are just a guess on an outcome and may not be testable. This is why they need to be researched.

25. All science experiments start with an observation which can lead to creating a question to be answered. From the observations scientists can create inferences, predictions or hypotheses to be tested.

26. Goals – I can identify the IV and DV with in an experiment. I can understand the importance of a good procedure. I can explain if an experiment why or why not an experiment will be valid. Agenda – Warm-up and Review Parts of an experiment Creating Validity Proper Procedures

27. Statement 1.Object A is round and orange 2. Object A is a basketball 3.Object C is round & black & white 4.Object C smells like plastic. 5.Obj. B is Smooth 6.Obj. B is a ping pong ball 1. Observation 2. Inference 3. Observation 4. Observation 5. Observation 6. Inference

28. Constants - Parts of the experiment that are not being tested but must be kept the same.

29. Control - Part of the experiment that is used to compare to what is being tested.

30. Validity - Creating an achieving results in an experiment that people will find reliable and trusting.

31. Goals – I can create a scientific hypothesis. I can identify the IV and DV in a hypothesis. I can identify the errors in an experimental design. I can differentiate between the two types of data. Agenda – Warm-up and HW Review Vocabulary – Quiz Wednesday/Thursday Experimental Design Analysis. Hypothesis Creation and Identification

32. 1.Identify the independent and dependent variable in this experiment. 2.What was the control in the experiment?

33. Qualitative Data - Data that describes the observations and doesn’t use measurements.

34. Quantitative Data - Data that is in numbers and measurements.

35. Mean – To get the average of your data. Sum up all the data points then divide by the numbers of data points.

36. Range – To find the difference between the highest and lowest points of data.

37. To create a valid experiment you want to make sure that a few things are met first: 1. You only have one variable being tested. 1. Multiple variables will create data that is invalid. 2. Create a detailed and step by step procedure. 1. This way other scientist can copy and achieve the same results.

38. Having Constants - Making sure all parts are all the same except for what is being tested. What are the constants in the diagram below?

39. Hypotheses should contain the following items, the independent variable, dependent variable and justification. Ex. I think that how much a plant grows is related to the amount of sunlight it receives. Therefore, if I give a plant a lot of sunlight the plant will grow tall. This is because sunlight is used to make food for the plant and then the plant uses this food to grow.

40. Copy the hypothesis and identify the IV and DV. 1. "If I open the faucet then it will increase the flow of water. 2. "Raising the temperature of a cup of water will increase the amount of sugar that dissolves.“ 3. If a plant receives fertilizer, then it will grow to be bigger than a plant that does not receive fertilizer.”

41. Goals – I can create a valid experiment. I can explain what to do with invalid data. I can create a proper scientific conclusion and hypothesis. Agenda – Warm-up and Review Vocab Quiz Rubric Review Paper Towel Lab – Creation and Completion What to do with invalid data?

42. 1. Based on the following hypothesis identify the IV and DV? 1. If deciding on which type of foods bugs like the best then sweet foods will attract the most bugs. 2. Based on the following data, find the mean of the plant height and tell me if this is qualitative or quantitative data? Plant Height by YearFt Increased Yr 14 ft Yr 26 ft Yr 312 ft Yr 46 ft

43. Practice Experiment Design – Paper Towel Lab Using the provided scenario and the experimental design sheet create an experiment to answer the problem.

44. Goals I can properly complete a scientific lab. I can set up a proper data table. I can properly handle data that appears to be invalid. Agenda Warmup and new schedule. Data Table Set Up ( Rubric) Lab Completion Graph and data tables to be finished Invalid Data Conclusion writing

45. 1. What it the difference between a data table and graph? 2. What are some things that all data tables should have? 3. Why do you want your experiment to only have one variable?

47. Goals – I can properly handle data that appears to be invalid. I can write a proper lab conclusion. Agenda Warm-up and Lab Collection Validity of Data Writing A Lab Conclusion Paper Towel Lab and Peer Review Sci Method Unit Review

48. 1. If you were to write a scientific conclusion what she be part of it? 2. Which data point looks to be invalid and why? 3. What would you do with that data point in your calculation’s? 3.3

49. Sometimes with in an experiment you will get data that does not follow the same trend as the other points. These data points are called “Outliers”.

50. Once you have identified one of your data points as an “Outlier” then make sure you DO NOT include it in calculation your mean or range. So just ignore it. This will cause the rest of the data to be flawed.

51. What do scientists do with all the information they find? First – They test it again, and again and again!! Why? Creates confidence with their results!! It helps to prove their methods and data collection are valid. Second – Go through Peer Review. Other scientists look over their methods and data to search for errors. They post their works in science journals. Not Wikipedia or Newspapers!

52. All conclusions should contain the following items some may vary based on the experiment? 1. Discussion of whether the hypothesis is refuted or supported with the data and with justification. 2. Summary of data to include what occurred (trend, average, etc.) 3. Conclusion statement – what does this data say about the relationship between the I.V. and D.V.? 4. Justification of one of the constants 5. One way the experiment could be improved.

53. My hypothesis was correct. No errors were seen and nothing else needs to be done. So water really works better than alcohol. This activity tested the heat of vaporization of alcohol and water. The hypothesis was alcohol needs more heat to evaporate than water because the bonds of water are stronger than the bonds of alcohol. This hypothesis was not supported. The alcohol took only 2:25 min to evaporate while the water took 10:30 min. Using the same amount of water as the same amount of alcohol helped in having both start with the same amount so the amount did not affect the time to evaporate. To possibly improve on this experiment more scientist could see if the amount of water does affect evaporation time and or possibly test different temperature to see if that makes a difference. In conclusion water needs more heat and energy to evaporate.

54. Depending on what a scientists is testing it could lead to forming a theory or creating a scientific law? What is the difference? A Theory – is a set of hypothesis that has been researched and believed to be true. Scientists can’t fully test the theory and if new information is discovered then it can change.

55. So how is a law different from a Theory? Scientific Laws – They are fully testable hypotheses that are universally accepted.