1. Put your signed safety contract on the corner of your desk Put your name in your book and leave it open on the corner of your desk Copy Vocab set 1 1.Inner Core 2.Outer Core 3.Mantle 4.Crust 5.Lithosphere 6.Asthenosphere 7.Tectonic Plates 8.Continental Drift 9.Pangaea 10.Mid-Ocean Ridge 11.Hypothesis 12.Control 13.Convection Current 14.Independent Variable 15.Dependent Variable Homework: vocab set 1, day 1 Set up interactive notebook, number pages 1-25 Decorate cover page (Evolution of the Earth) Decorate cover of Note Book..should reflect unit themes of 8 th grade see syllabus)

2. Safety Quiz Blank sheet of paper Name Date Block Title = Safety Quiz

3. What is the scientific method? It is a _______________ that is used to find _______________ to questions about the world around us. Is there only one “scientific method”? No, there are several versions of the scientific method. Some versions have more ___________, while others may have only a few. However, they all begin with the identification of a ______________ or a ____________________ to be answered based on observations of the world around us and provide an ________________ method for conducting and analyzing an experiment. What is a hypothesis? It is an ________________ ___________ based on observations and your knowledge of the topic. What is data? It is __________________ gathered during an experiment.

4. What is the scientific method? It is a ___Process_____ that is used to find _answers_______ to questions about the world around us. Is there only one “scientific method”? No, there are several versions of the scientific method. Some versions have more ___________, while others may have only a few. However, they all begin with the identification of a ______________ or a ____________________ to be answered based on observations of the world around us and provide an ________________ method for conducting and analyzing an experiment. What is a hypothesis? It is an ________________ ___________ based on observations and your knowledge of the topic. What is data? It is __________________ gathered during an experiment.

5. What is the scientific method? It is a ___Process_____ that is used to find _answers_______ to questions about the world around us. Is there only one “scientific method”? No, there are several versions of the scientific method. Some versions have more _steps_____, while others may have only a few. However, they all begin with the identification of a ___problem____ or a _____question_______ to be answered based on observations of the world around us and provide an ___organized____ method for conducting and analyzing an experiment. What is a hypothesis? It is an ________________ ___________ based on observations and your knowledge of the topic. What is data? It is __________________ gathered during an experiment.

6. What is the scientific method? It is a ___Process_____ that is used to find _answers_______ to questions about the world around us. Is there only one “scientific method”? No, there are several versions of the scientific method. Some versions have more _steps_____, while others may have only a few. However, they all begin with the identification of a ___problem____ or a _____question_______ to be answered based on observations of the world around us and provide an ___organized____ method for conducting and analyzing an experiment. What is a hypothesis? It is an ___educated_____ ___guess___ based on observations and your knowledge of the topic. What is data? It is __________________ gathered during an experiment.

7. What is the scientific method? It is a ___Process_____ that is used to find _answers_______ to questions about the world around us. Is there only one “scientific method”? No, there are several versions of the scientific method. Some versions have more _steps_____, while others may have only a few. However, they all begin with the identification of a ___problem____ or a _____question_______ to be answered based on observations of the world around us and provide an ___organized____ method for conducting and analyzing an experiment. What is a hypothesis? It is an ___educated_____ ___guess___ based on observations and your knowledge of the topic. What is data? It is _information_____ gathered during an experiment.

8. ___________________________ What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment. _________________________________________________ What do you want to know or explain? Use observations you have made to write a question that addresses the problem or topic you want to investigate. _________________________________________________ How will you test your hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules. _________________________________________________ Follow the steps in your procedure to perform your experiment. Record data and observations! _________________________________________________ Write a conclusion that summarizes the important parts of your experiment and the results.

9. ______________Identify the Problem_____________ What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment. ___________________________________________ What do you want to know or explain? Use observations you have made to write a question that addresses the problem or topic you want to investigate. ________________________________________ How will you test your hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules. __________________________________________ Follow the steps in your procedure to perform your experiment. Record data and observations!

10. ______________Identify the Problem_____________ What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment. _________________Form a Hypothesis_________________ What do you want to know or explain? Use observations you have made to write a question that addresses the problem or topic you want to investigate. ________________________________________________ How will you test your hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules. _________________________________________________ Follow the steps in your procedure to perform your experiment. Record data and observations!

11. ______________Identify the Problem_____________ What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment. _________________Form a Hypothesis_________________ What do you want to know or explain? Use observations you have made to write a question that addresses the problem or topic you want to investigate. _______________Create an Experiment_______________ How will you test your hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules. __________________________________________________ Follow the steps in your procedure to perform your experiment. Record data and observations!

12. ______________Identify the Problem_____________ What do you think will happen? Predict the answer to your question or the outcome of the experiment. _________________Form a Hypothesis_________________ What do you want to know or explain? Use observations you have made to write a question that addresses the problem or topic you want to investigate. _______________Create an Experiment_______________ How will you test your hypothesis? Develop a procedure for a reliable experiment and address safety rules. ________________Perform an experiment______________ Follow the steps in your procedure to perform your experiment. Record data and observations __________________________________ Is the data reliable? Does your data and observations from the experiment support your hypothesis?

13. _____________Analyze the Data_______ Is the data reliable? Do your data and observations from the experiment support your hypothesis? Yes No Yes No Is your data inaccurate or The experiment flawed? _____________________________ Rewrite your procedure to address The flaws in the original experiment ______________________________________________________ Write a conclusion that summarizes the important parts of your experiment and the results

14. Perform an Experiment Analyze the Data Is the data reliable? Do your data and observations from the experiment support your hypothesis? Yes No Yes No Is your data inaccurate or The experiment flawed? ____Modify the Experiment___ Rewrite your procedure to address The flaws in the original experiment _______Communicate the Results_________________ Write a conclusion that summarizes the important parts of your experiment and the results

15. Variables (able to change) Independent (Manipulated) what you change, “what happens if I change this” Dependent (Responding) what you measure or observe during the experiment Control (Baseline): all stay the same during the experiment. If you don’t keep everything else the same, you prove that any changes are due to the independent variable

16. When Graphing, remember: MIX/DRY Manipulated/Independent variable on the x-axis Dependent/Responding variable on the y-axis X-axis independent variable Y-axis Dependent variable

17. Finding variables in the hypothesis: When interpreting or writing an hypothesis, remember: IF Independent Variable (IV) found here, THEN Dependent Variable (DV) found here, BECAUSE evidence of research or scientific concept found here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AMRSf86- og&feature=related

18. Interactive Notebook Setup Tape rubric on the back of the notebook cover Cover Page: Your Name Community House Middle School 2011-2012 Mrs. Frank Science – 8 Block

19. First page of the spiral =the cover page Title: “Evolution of the Earth” You will need to have this decorated ( in color ) by next Monday

20. The next 4 pages (front and back): Table of Contents DateSession # ActivityPage #

21. DateSession # ActivityPage # 8/261Syllabus1 Safety Contract2 Safety Rules3 Vocabulary Schedule4 Wow, Science is Fun5 8/302Scientific Method EQ Reflection6 Scientific Method Notes7 Variable Identification w/s7 Table of Contents

22. DateSession # ActivityPg # Syllabus Tape syllabus onto this page. Tape along the left side of the syllabus so you can “open” it and read the back as well 1 Session 1 8/26

23. Safety ContractSafety Rules Fold the safety rules in half, as demonstrated. Turn the paper sideways so the fold is on the right. Tape the rules onto this page, placing the tape on the left. 2 Session 1 8/26 3 Session 1 8/26 Fold safety contract almost in half, as demonstrated. Turn it sideways so the fold is on the right. Tape the contract onto this page, placing the tape on the left.

24. Vocabulary scheduleWow, Science is Fun Turn the WOW sheet sideways as demonstrated. Tape the top of the w/s to this page as demonstrated. Fold the paper under so it fits on the page 4 Session 1 8/26 5 Session 1 8/26 Tape the vocabulary homework schedule here. Tape it on the top and bottom

25. Warm Up: EQ: How does properly identifying & controlling variables affect the outcome of an experiment? Close: Scientific Method/Variables 6 Session 2 8/30 7 Session 2 8/30