1. Lt: I can maintain an orderly working environment.
  LT: I can explore the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in my own efforts to understand how the world works.     
Lt: I can maintain an orderly working environment. 

2. What are your favorite tv shows?

3. What do these tv shows have in common?

4. How many of you like a good mystery?
Play spot the difference game

5. Have an eye for detail

6. Now play with a partner
Could you remember more with a partner?

7. Concentrate, cut out distractions.
What are some distractions you may face?

8. What does the word “fallacies” mean”?
a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.

9. Play sudoku

10. Let’s solve a mystery!
What are the clues?

11. Science is all about inquiry.
What are the steps to the scientific method? Discuss in your group.

13. Scientific method pre-assessment
Name the different parts of the scientific method?

14. The Nature of Science
Scientists are like _____________________ trying to solve mysteries.
Scientists gather information and __________________________ in their search for answers to questions.
A _________________________ is an educated guess about a possible solution to a mystery.
detectives
research
hypothesis

15. The Nature of Science cont.
B. Scientists use a problem-solving procedure called the __________________; it includes identifying a problem, gathering information, making hypotheses, testing the hypotheses, analyzing results, and drawing conclusions.
Scientific method

16. LT: I can describe the steps of the scientific method
Lt: I can maintain an orderly working environment. 

17. The Nature of Science cont.
C. __________________ is a process of observing, studying, and thinking about things to gain knowledge to better understand the world. 1. Any attempt to find out ________________ and ________________ things look and behave the way they do is a performance of science. 2. _________________ is the study of Earth and space.
Science
how
why
Earth Science

18. The Nature of Science cont.
D. Testing, or ______________________, is an important part of science. 1. ___________________ are the different factors that can change in an experiment. a. An experiment should be designed so that only ______ variable at a time is tested. b. The variable that changes, the one being tested in an experiment, is the _________________________.
experimenting
variables
one
Independent variable

19. The Nature of Science cont.
c. Constants are variables that ____________ change. d. A _______________________ is the variable being measured. 2. A ________________________ is a standard to which results can be compared; the same experiment done with the same variables, except it omits the _______________________ variable. 3. For results to be valid or reliable, test should be repeated ________________ times.
do not
dependent variable
control
independent
many

20. The Nature of Science cont.
4. _________________________ and recording data and discoveries are important parts of an experiment. a. Data and observations must be analyzed to draw _______________. b. Unexpected ______________________ may be important and should be recorded, as well.
Observing
conclusions
results

21. The Scientific Method
The Scientific method is a way to think about problems and a way to solve them. Scientists do not always follow the steps of the scientific method in order. However, after a problem is solved, a scientist can use the scientific method to explain how the solution was reached. The scientific method can be broken down into the following parts:
Record and analyze data
State the problem or ask a question
Experiment
Gather information on the topic
Form a hypothesis
State a conclusion

22. Create your own experiment
Homework
Create your own experiment
Determine the controls, independent variable, dependent variable, and the constant(s).
Write a question that you are trying to answer with your experiment: (hint—what are you trying to find out?)

23. Learning Targets
1. I can name and describe the steps of the scientific method.
2. I can follow the steps of the scientific method to solve a problem.
3. I can record data in a table or chart.
4. I can construct a graph that shows the results of the investigation.

24. materials 3 empty plastic bottles half cup of water
1 tea spoon of dish soap
3 different dish detergents
Color pencils to create graphs
Graph paper
Plain paper
Pencil