BIG IDEA: What is gold made of? How do we know?
1. Warm-up: Three things that are dangerous in the Penny Lab.
2. Do Penny Lab (Mr. Yu's class gets to do this twice, they are ahead of schedule)
3. Clean up and go over questions for the Penny Lab.
4. Collect work, go over homework.
Homework: Decide on your Quarter Project question. Write down your hypothesis in an "If....then...." statement, and explain in 3-4 sentences why you chose this project.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Mon., Sept. 8th: Notes #1
BIG IDEA: What is the world made of? What is gold made of?
1. Warm-up: Turn this question into an investigable question: Why does the salt melt the ice balloon?
2. Check homework.
3. Get textbooks (if you haven’t already); if you already have your textbooks, go over Quarter Project handout.
4. Notes #1: Asking and Answering Questions in Science.
5. Penny Lab: Part 1 What is Gold Made Of?? Alchemy text, pgs. 3-4.
6. Clean up and write down homework.
Homework: Choose your Quarter Project question, and make a hypothesis. Explain why you chose this question. Due Wednesday.
1. Warm-up: Turn this question into an investigable question: Why does the salt melt the ice balloon?
2. Check homework.
3. Get textbooks (if you haven’t already); if you already have your textbooks, go over Quarter Project handout.
4. Notes #1: Asking and Answering Questions in Science.
5. Penny Lab: Part 1 What is Gold Made Of?? Alchemy text, pgs. 3-4.
6. Clean up and write down homework.
Homework: Choose your Quarter Project question, and make a hypothesis. Explain why you chose this question. Due Wednesday.
Friday, Sept. 5th: Safety Test
BIG IDEA: Safety review and thinking about a Quarter Project.
1. Warm-up: Turn a non-investigable question into an investigable question. Explain what you would do to investigate it. Check homework.
2. Last review for safety test.
3. Safety test.
4. Get books from library. Text is "Alchemy."
5. Introduction to Quarter Project schedule.
6. Write down homework.
Homework: Come up with your question for the Quarter Project. Write down a draft of what you will do to investigate your project. (steps of your experiment.)
1. Warm-up: Turn a non-investigable question into an investigable question. Explain what you would do to investigate it. Check homework.
2. Last review for safety test.
3. Safety test.
4. Get books from library. Text is "Alchemy."
5. Introduction to Quarter Project schedule.
6. Write down homework.
Homework: Come up with your question for the Quarter Project. Write down a draft of what you will do to investigate your project. (steps of your experiment.)
Thurs., Sept. 4th: Ice Balloons, Part 2 and Turning Questions
BIG IDEA: YOU can do science by asking investigable questions.
1. Warm-up: share quarter project ideas with three other people. (Alternative for those with no homework: give them a sheet with Quarter project ideas on it, Kitchen Chemistry Questions.)
2. Check homework.
3. Ice Balloons, part 2: Turning Questions
4. Write down homework.
Homework: study for safety test tomorrow. Get signed.
1. Warm-up: share quarter project ideas with three other people. (Alternative for those with no homework: give them a sheet with Quarter project ideas on it, Kitchen Chemistry Questions.)
2. Check homework.
3. Ice Balloons, part 2: Turning Questions
4. Write down homework.
Homework: study for safety test tomorrow. Get signed.
Wednesday, Sept. 3rd: Ice Balloons, Part 1
BIG IDEA: Science figures out stuff by asking questions.
1. Warm-up: 5-min practice quiz on safety information. (Practice Safety Test)
2. Check homework.
2. Ice Balloons Activity, Part 1.
3. Write down homework.
Homework: come up with (and write down) three ideas for your Quarter Project
1. Warm-up: 5-min practice quiz on safety information. (Practice Safety Test)
2. Check homework.
2. Ice Balloons Activity, Part 1.
3. Write down homework.
Homework: come up with (and write down) three ideas for your Quarter Project
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