Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Tuesday, August 14: What is Science

Bellwork:
–1) What does the “C” stand for in CHAMPs?
–2) What voice level do we use during lab work?
–3) What do you do if Mr. Beam comes in during science class?

We discussed the group jobs (team manager, data manager, information manager, materials manager) students will have during lab work and what their responsibilities will be. There is a poster outlining this on the lab bulletin board, and students will receive a smaller copy to keep in their binders later in the week/at the beginning of next week.

Defined the words: data (information gathered from an experiment), procedure (directions/instructions)

We discussed the drawings made yesterday, shared examples, and talked about what qualifies as science or being scientific. Examples: fossils, animals, chemicals, dissection, volcanoes, flowers, the planets.

Defined: observe/observation (information gathered from studying something with the 5 senses)

Homework: Observe a living thing. Bring in your list of observations.

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