1. 8 th Grade Science Do Now Make the weekly Do Now on page ___. What is an experimental control? Why is a control an important part of an experiment? Monday, May 6, 2013

2. 8 th Grade Science Today’s Schedule 1. Do Now 2. Scientific experiments Essential Question Vocabulary Pre-APGrade-Level Identifying Variables in Experiments Practice #2 HW due on Friday How do scientists make conclusions about the world? Why does scientific information change? Question Hypothesis Research Experiment Independent Variable Dependent Variable Control Constant Analysis Conclusion Monday, May 6, 2013

3. 8 th Grade Science Today we will… Objectives: Conduct self-designed experiments and complete analysis of data found. Monday, May 6, 2013

4. 8 th Grade Science Scientific Experiments With your group, conduct the scientific experiments to test your hypothesis. Monday, May 6, 2013

5. 8 th Grade Science Do Now What is a constant in an experiment? Why are they important? Tuesday, May 7, 2013

6. 8 th Grade Science Today’s Schedule 1. Do Now 2. Finish scientific experiments 3. Work on PowerPoint/Poster/Wiki Essential Question Vocabulary Pre-APGrade-Level Identifying Variables in Experiments Practice #2 HW due on Friday How do scientists make conclusions about the world? Why does scientific information change? Question Hypothesis Research Experiment Independent Variable Dependent Variable Control Constant Analysis Conclusion Tuesday, May 7, 2013

7. 8 th Grade Science Today we will… Objectives: Students will work on presentations for their projects. Tuesday, May 7, 2013

8. 8 th Grade Science Finish Scientific Experiments With your group, finish conducting the scientific experiments to test your hypothesis. Tuesday, May 7, 2013

9. 8 th Grade Science Poster/PowerPoint/Wiki With your group, work on the poster/PowerPoint/wiki that will display your group’s findings. Tuesday, May 7, 2013

10. 8 th Grade Science Do Now Why is important to repeat trials when doing an experiment? Wednesday & Thursday, May 8 & 9, 2013

11. 8 th Grade Science Today’s Schedule 1. Do Now 2. Finish Poster/PowerPoint/Wiki 3. Work on lab report 4. Practice presentations Essential Question Vocabulary Pre-APGrade-Level Identifying Variables in Experiments Practice #2 HW due on Friday How do scientists make conclusions about the world? Why does scientific information change? Question Hypothesis Research Experiment Independent Variable Dependent Variable Control Constant Analysis Conclusion Wednesday & Thursday, May 8 & 9, 2013

12. 8 th Grade Science Today we will… Objectives: Finish projects. Wednesday & Thursday, May 8 & 9, 2013

13. 8 th Grade Science Finish Projects With your groups, finish your project. - Poster/PowerPoint/Wiki - Lab Report - Practice presentation Wednesday & Thursday, May 8 & 9, 2013

14. 8 th Grade Science Do Now If you were to do your experiment again, what 3 things would you do differently? Friday, May 10, 2013

15. 8 th Grade Science Today’s Schedule 1. Do Now 2. Project presentations Essential Question Vocabulary Pre-APGrade-Level Identifying Variables in Experiments Practice #2 HW due on Friday How do scientists make conclusions about the world? Why does scientific information change? Question Hypothesis Research Experiment Independent Variable Dependent Variable Control Constant Analysis Conclusion Friday, May 10, 2013

16. 8 th Grade Science Today we will… Objectives: Students will present their original experiments and research. Friday, May 10, 2013