Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wednesday, 25 August, 2010
This is HL #2. Answers only on a correctly headed sheet of loose leaf paper.
Students will be able to use information from hands-on activities and classroom discussions to
- state that the scientific process is a means to finding the answer to a problem through a series of prescribed steps.
-describe the steps of the scientific method.
-utilize the scientific process in solving a problem.
The BIg Idea: Processes of Science
Topic: The Scientific Process
The do now: KWL chart on the scientific process.
Students turned in the home learning and received HL #2, which can be found at the top of this blog. Be sure to do your home learning on loose leaf paper, headed correctly, in blue/black ink or pencil. Write only the letter answers.
Students watched the BrainPop movie on the Scientific Method. You can watch a similar movie by cutting and pasting the following link into the URL address, and then scrolling down to the link Scientific Method. Click the link to watch the movie.
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078768349/student_view0/brainpop_movies.html
Finally, students participated in an activity to determine if they could apply the steps of the scientific method to solving a problem. The activity, "all tied up" aided them in thinking through the steps of the scientific method or process in order to solve a problem.