Transcript Writing a Procedure

Writing a Good Procedure
Goals
• Identify the parts of a good procedure: methods,
materials, & measurements.
• Define the following terms: Independent (x)
variable, dependent (y) variable, subjects, units of
measurement, experimental controls/controlled
variables, and correlation.
• Design a procedure using the elements of a good
experiment discussed in class.
• Write an experimental procedure for your
investigation.
Agenda
• Engage:
– Write a procedure for drawing a stick figure.
• Review variables in an experiment.
• Identify the control, dependent, and
independent variables in an example.
• Write a detailed procedure for how the
experiment in the example can be conducted.
• Discuss details in a procedure.
Warm-Up
• Draw a stick figure. Try to make it interesting
in some way. Be prepared to give another
student instructions on how to draw the same
stick figure that you did.
Brainstorm
• What makes a good procedure? What does a
procedure need to make it easy to follow?
Lab
• Use the CAVA Science Fair page from Boise
State to identify the parts of a procedure and
to rewrite a procedure to make it more
effective. The instructions are on the lab
found at google classroom.
• Complete activities 1 and 2 with your group.
Quiz
• Complete activity 3. Re-write a procedure to
make it easier to follow.
Assignment
• Write a procedure for your engineering design
or for your experiment. Make sure that it is
detailed! You should have methods, materials,
and measurements included in your
procedure.
• Resources are available on the class website.
Part 2: Conferencing
Goals
• Analyze procedures to determine if they
contain appropriate levels of detail.
• Analyze procedures to identify independent,
dependent, and controlled variables.
• Analyze procedures to determine if they have
specific and appropriate measurements.
Agenda
• Analyze 2 examples of student work and
suggest improvements to these procedures.
• Analyze an exemplar from Science Buddies to
identify the parts of a good procedure.
• Apply the information that we talked about in
class to edit your procedure.
Student Example
Example 2
In order to see which
shooting drill works the
best, I will try shooting
drill A from points 1, 2,
and 3. I will repeat this
procedure with
shooting drill B and C.
Whichever drill I’m
using when I make the
most shots works the
best.
Student Exemplars
• Go to google classroom.
• Open the assignment: Procedure Conferencing
• Select the experimental or the engineering
procedure.
• Read and analyze the procedure to answer the
questions on the response.
Assignment
• Apply your knowledge of procedure writing to
edit and revise your procedure.
• Revised procedures will be due tomorrow,
1/7.