1. Warm Up
Today’s warm up is to get your spiral and table of contents up to date. Page 1- Safety Contract Page 2 – Safety Logo Notes Page 3 – Blank (for now) Page 4 – ABC Assignment Page 5 – Scientific Method Flipbook Page 6 – Scientific Method Notes

2. Choose 5 careers that you would be interested in
Homework Tonight:
Highlight/circle/ or underline 5 careers you’d be most interested in.
Print 5 pictures of those 5 careers and write why you are interested in that career choice.
This will go on page 3 in your notebooks.

3. Turn to page 6 in your Spiral
The methods of Science
Turn to page 6 in your Spiral
Write the learning goal at the top of the page (small)
Write the following critical question below the learning target.
The answer to this question will go on the top of the paper on page 5
How do scientists answer questions and solve problems?
The Scientific method can be applied to ANY testable questions!
NOT JUST SCIENCE QUESTIONS!

4. Why didn’t my boyfriend or girlfriend meet me after class?
ANY TESTABLE QUESTION!!
Why didn’t my boyfriend or girlfriend meet me after class?
Why is there so much traffic around 7:00 in the morning?
Why does an iPad block charge an iPhone faster than a smaller charging block?
If I post a selfie on instagram in the morning it will get more likes.
If I give Coach K some starburst will the amount of homework decrease?
Why does my hair fall flat before 3rd period?

5. Scientific Method Sort
With a partner sort the cards in the order you think is the scientific method
Leave them in that order! You’ll get time to fix it later

6. Scientific Method Big Bang Theory
Big Bang Theory
Scientific Method
For example
Leonard made an observation and proposed a question
Formed a Hypothesis.
If I ask Wolowitz a question, then he will relate it back to the space center
Designed/Tested the experiment
“Where should we go eat?”
Further Research
Sheldon tested the hypothesis
They came to a conclusion
He relates everything back to the space center

7. Science Experiment Hypothesis
The methods of science
Science
Hypothesis
Is a process that uses observation and investigation to gain knowledge about the world around us
educated guess or testable prediction
Format: If I do __________ , then ___________ (will happen), because ________.
Experiment
A procedure to validate or refute a hypothesis

8. Observation: Hypothesis:
For Example
Observation:
My boyfriend (or girlfriend) did not meet me after class
Hypothesis:
If I take the long way to the gym then my boyfriend (or girlfriend) won’t meet me after class, because it will make him late.
Experiment:
Take the normal way to the gym, take a short route to the gym, and take a long route to the gym

9. In experiments you will have variables
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Part of the experiment that is observed because of the independent variable; part of the experiment that is & measured
Part of an experiment that is purposely changed Independent – I changed
Control Variable
The part of the experiment that remains unchanged throughout
& Constants
The part of the experiment that remains similar in both groups

10. Control: Independent Variable: Dependent Variable:
Experiment Continued
Independent Variable:
The route I took to the gym
Dependent Variable:
the amount of time it took to get to the gym
Control:
The normal route taken
Constants or Control :
the location (school), my mode of transportation to the gym (I walked.. Didn’t run…skip…hop…skateboard)

11. You water three sunflower plants with salt water
You water three sunflower plants with salt water. Each plant receives a different concentration (amount) of salt solutions. A fourth plant receives pure water. After a two- week period, the height of the plants are measured. Ind. Variable amount of salt in solution Dep. Variable height of the plant Control Group (or variable) plants receiving water only

12. Scientific Method Card sort Do you need to rearrange anything?
Propose a question
Research (to become educated)
Form a hypothesis (educated guess)
Design and Perform Experiment
Gather and Analyze Data
Further Research (Was your hypothesis right or wrong?)
Conclusion

13. Hypothesis lead to theories
Scientific Theory
Scientific Law
A rule or summary of theories that describe patterns in nature, but don’t explain why they happen Laws can be measured, theories cannot Ex: Law of Gravity
Well tested hypothesis that are explanations based on scientific experiments Ex: Cell Theory
Hypothesis is an educated guess or testable question
Theory is a well tested hypothesis that has been repeatedly verified
Law is a summary of multiple theories that describe patterns in nature

14. Fold the paper hamburger style
Flip Book
Fold the paper hamburger style
Write the steps of the scientific method AND your OWN EXPERIMENT EXAMPLE!!!!!
Write what the step is on the inside of the book
Then paste it into your spiral on page 5