1. Jane W. DO NOW Monday 8/24 Welcome!
Use your index card to find your seat.
Make a name tent with the directions below.
1. Fold your name tent
1. First Name and Last Initial in large letters on both sides.
2. On top left corner, list your favorite color.
3. On the top right corner, write your birthday.
4. Underneath your name, write 3 words that describe you.
Green
October 2
Jane W.
Friendly, Funny, Kind

2. Nature of Science PuzzleVL
TASK: Make a square using your puzzle pieces
INSTRUCTIONS:
Use the pieces of your puzzle to make a square.
When finished, put your finger on your nose.
3. Challenge: With the added piece, make a new square.

3. Exit Slip
Answer the following on a post-it in complete sentence. QUESTION: How does this activity relate to Science? VOICE LEVEL: 0
Your Name
This activity relates to Science because…..

4. DO NOW VL
Tuesday
8/25
Answer on your index card:
My favorite lesson/lab last year in 7th grade Science was….
My least favorite thing about Science class last year was….
This school year, it would help me learn if Mrs. Gaffney could….

5. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: OBJECTIVES: How do scientists solve problems?
Why is lab safety important?
OBJECTIVES:
Students will reflect on problem solving skills in a cooperative setting.

6. VOCABULARY
Science
Problem-Solving

7. Agenda Agenda Meet your Teacher Meet your Classmates Wood and Nail Lab
Homework
Supplies and Lab Safety Contract DUE FRIDAY!!!

8. People Hunt VL
Complete your People Hunt handout!

9. Meet your Teacher!

10. BALANCING NAILS VL
TASK: Balance all 10 nails on top of the single nail in the wooden block. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Each group receives a wooden block with a nail in it and 10 nails. 2. Try to balance all 10 nails on top of the single nail. Solution Video

11. Think-Pair-Share REFLECTION
On the back of your index card, answer..
What were some strengths of your group?
What were some weaknesses of your group?
How does this activity relate to how scientists solve problems?

12. DO NOW VL
Wed/Thrs
8/26-8/27
Draw a picture of a “Scientist” on the half sheet of paper.

13. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How do scientists solve problems?
Why is lab safety important?
OBJECTIVES:
Recognize different scientists and their contributions.

14. VOCABULARY Science Problem-Solving Fire Blanket Fire Extinguisher
Shower & Eye Wash Station

15. Agenda Agenda Who is a Scientist? Direct Yourself Define “Science”
Science Posters
Homework
Supplies and Lab Safety Contract DUE FRIDAY!!!

16. SHARE DRAWINGS
Students will share their drawings with their shoulder partner.
Stand up if…

17. CARD SORT VL 2
TASK: Identify scientist vs non-scientist. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. With your shoulder partner, make a T-chart on your post-it note. “scientist” and “non-scientist”. 2. Your teachers will show you pictures of 12 different people. 3. Make a guess! On your post-it note, record the picture # of the person under the corresponding column. Are they are a scientist or a non-scientist??

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30. In charge of landing Curiosity on Mars.
Bobak Ferdowsi
NASA Flight Director
In charge of landing Curiosity on Mars.

31. World renowned for her work with chimps
Jane Goodall
World renowned for her work with chimps
Lived among chimps for over 30 years in Africa
Humanitarian

32. Mae Jemison American physician and NASA astronaut.
She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992

33. Michio Kaku Japanese-American theoretical physicist and T. V
Michio Kaku Japanese-American theoretical physicist and T.V. personality.

34. Marie Curie
(Born, 7 November 1867, Died, 4 July 1934) was a French-Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity.

35. Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. While best known for the formula E = mc2, he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics ".

36. Stephen Hawking
theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at University of Cambridge
 Regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein.

37. Rosalind Franklin
British biophysicist who made critical contributions to the understanding of of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.

38. Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and science communicator.
Went to the University of Texas

39. Elizabeth Blackburn
Biological researcher at the University of California
Won the Nobel Prize in Medicine

40. Daniel Burd
Plastic takes thousands of years to decompose, but 16-year-old science fair contestant Daniel Burd made it happen in just three months!

41. Albert Baez Mexican Physicist
Made contributions to the x-ray telescope and microscope.

42. Observation Activity
TASK: Answer questions about the classroom, procedures, and lab safety. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Students will go around the room finding the answers to the questions. 2. When students are finished, they will return to their assigned seats. VOICE LEVEL: 0-1

43. DEFINITION OF SCIENCE Read the four definitions of “science”. 1 3
Science is a way to understand the physical world through observation and experimentation. 3
Science is a way to understand the universe we live in. 4
Science is a process used to arrive at an answer. 2
Science gives us answers to the natural world.

44. DEFINITION OF SCIENCE
Choose the definition you agree with most and record that definition on your piece of paper. 1
Science is a way to understand the physical world through observation and experimentation. 3
Science is a way to understand the universe we live in. 4
Science is a process used to arrive at an answer. 2
Science gives us answers to the natural world.

45. DEFINITION OF SCIENCE
Find your definition number in the room and go stand by it.
Discuss with the other members of the group why you chose this definition. 1
Science is a way to understand the physical world through observation and experimentation. 3
Science is a way to understand the universe we live in. 4
Science is a process used to arrive at an answer. 2
Science gives us answers to the natural world.

46. DEFINITION OF SCIENCE
Return to your seat. With your table, create a new definition of science based on the thoughts and reasoning from your “corners”.
Create a poster with 3 illustrations that represent your definition of science.

47. DEFINITION OF SCIENCE From the National Academy of Sciences
Use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the knowledge generated through this process.
Use evidence to make and test hypotheses about our world and universe.

48. DO NOW
Friday
8/29
On the first page of your notebook, write the following…
Name
8th grade
Period:
Tanner
Science
Fall 2014

49. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How do scientists solve problems?
Why is lab safety important?
OBJECTIVES:
Understand the purpose of the INBs and how it is organized.

50. VOCABULARY Science Problem-Solving Fire Blanket Goggles Apron
Protective Gloves
Shower & Eye Wash Station

51. Agenda Agenda INB Set-up Homework
Supplies and Lab Safety Contract DUE TODAY!!!

52. INB SET UP 1. Number INB pages. 2. Set up beginning pages:
- Inside cover: Classroom Information
- Page 1: Name, semester, class, teacher
- Page 2: Special Assignments page
- Page 3: The Top Ten
- Page 4: Cornell Notes Outline
- Page 5: Prefix Page
3. Decorate INB cover.