1. Warm-up
Page: 11, 1. Astronaut Shannon Lucid is observing ________ in space as part of a controlled experiment.
Wheat plants
Page: 12, 2. An important method of gathering information is ____________.
measurement
Page: 12, 3. _____________ refers to how close a measurement is to the true value of the thing being measured.
accuracy

2. Today’s Objectives: S.W.B.A.T.
Discuss the good and bad human observations
Understand that science is a process to gain knowledge
Understand good observation
Define/explain the following terms related to scientific method: observation, hypothesis, variables- independent and dependent, control, experiment, results

3. Activity:
Warm-up
Notes/discussion science process (method)
Complete mini investigation – reviewing terms and methods of solving problems – step by step approach (scientific method)

4. Video clip – folds

5. Cool down What is the 3rd step in the scientific method? hypothesis
When doing experiments one must take into account how the natural world behaves example: gravity, inertia etc. these are called _______ of nature.
law