1. 9/27 - 7 th Grade Agenda Collect HW: Reading Notetaking p.19 – 22 Collect Signed Grade Printout Process of Science Classwork: Conduction Scientific Investigation Worksheet Class Reading p. 18 – p.22 HW: Reading & Note Taking p.23 & 24 Extra Credit: 100% Correct on Chap 1 Self Assessment on PearsonSuccessnet.com (3 Points) Due 10/4

2. Daily Reflection Prompt: What is a hypothesis and does a hypothesis needs to be always correct?

3. What are the characteristics of living things?

4. Characteristics of Living Things 1. All living things have a c________ organization ellular

5. Characteristics of Living Things 2. All living things contain similar ch________ emicals

6. Characteristics of Living Things 3. All living things use E________ nergy

7. Characteristics of Living Things 4. All living things G______ and De__________ row velop

8. Characteristics of Living Things 5. All living things res_________ to their surroundings pond

9. Characteristics of Living Things 6. All living things rep_________ roduce

10. Nature of Inquiry Posing a q________ Forming a Hy________ Design an Ex________ Collect and Int_________ data Draw C__________ Com__________ uestions pothesis periments erprete onclusions municate

11. Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists inve_______ the natural world and pose expl__________ based on the evidence they gather. stigate anations

12. 1 st Step: Posing Questions Scientific Inquiry often begins with a problem or question about an obse_________. rvation

13. 2 nd Step: Hypothesis Hypothesis is a possible expl_______ for a set of observation or answer to a scientific question anations

14. 3 rd Step: Design an Experiment An experiment in which only one var______ is manipulated at a time is called a controlled experiment Why is only one variable manipulated? iable

15. 4 th Step: Collecting and Interpreting Data Data are the facts, figures, and other evi_______ gathered through observations. It is usually a data or a chart dence

16. 5th Step: Drawing Conclusions A conclusion is a summary of what you have lea_____ from an experiment. rned

17. 6th Step: Communicating Communicating is sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and sp______. eaking

18. What is the difference between Manipulated Variable and Responding Variable? Manipulated Variable: Type of water that you give to plants Responding Variable: Height of the plant

19. Manipulated Variable (Also known as Independent Variable) The one variable that is purposely cha______ in an experiment is called the manipulated variable. nged

20. Responding Variable (Also known as Dependent Variable) The factor that may change in resp_____ to the manipulated variable is called the responding variable onse

21. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? When I lower the light the crickets chirp louder

22. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? Plants exposed to rock & roll music grow taller than plants not exposed to music

23. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? students who have eaten breakfast score higher on tests than students who have not eaten breakfast.

24. Control A control is part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests. In the control, the conditions are the s____ except for the manipulated variable. ame Sugar Water Water

25. Operational Definition Operational definition is a statement that describes how to mea_____ a variable or define a term. For example, in the cricket experiment, what sound will count as a single chirp? sure