Transcript 4/20 & 4/21 - 7th Grade Agenda

9/26 - 7th Grade Agenda
Learning Objective: Learn about the Scientific
Process
Collect HW: Language of Science
Classwork: Conducting Scientific Investigation
Worksheet
Class Reading: p.15 – p.22
HW: Reading Notetaking p. 19 – p. 22
Reminder: 2 points extra credit each for bringing the
following printouts from home: Due 9/29 & 9/30
A signed grade printout,
100% correct Chap 1 self assessment (PearsonSuccessNet.com)
This class’s Agenda (ccms.ccusd.org)
Daily Reflection
• Prompt: Look around the room and write
one observation and one inference.
Observation vs. Inference A
Observation
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Inference
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Observation vs. Inference B
Observation
?
Inference
?
Observation vs. Inference C
Observation
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Inference
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Observation vs. Inference D
Observation
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Inference
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Observation vs. Inference
Observation vs. Inference #1
Observation vs. Inference #1
Scientific Process
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Observe
Pose a Question
Develop a Hypothesis
Predict
Experiment and collect
data
Scientific Inquiry
• Scientific Inquiry
refers to the diverse
ways in which
scientists
inve_______
stigate the
natural world and
pose expl__________
anations
based on the
evidence they gather.
1st Step: Posing Questions
• Scientific Inquiry often
begins with a problem
or question about an
obse_________.
rvation
2nd Step: Hypothesis
• Hypothesis is a
possible expl_______
anations
for a set of
observation or answer
to a scientific question
3rd Step: Design an Experiment
• An experiment in which
only one var______
iable is
manipulated at a time is
called a controlled
experiment
• Why is only one variable
manipulated?
4th Step: Collecting and
Interpreting Data
• Data are the facts,
figures, and other
dence gathered
evi_______
through observations.
• It is usually a data or
a chart
5th Step: Drawing Conclusions
• A conclusion is a
summary of what you
rned from
have lea_____
an experiment.
6th Step: Communicating
• Communicating is
sharing of ideas and
experimental findings
with others through
writing and sp______.
eaking