Post on 18-Jan-2018
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Good Afternoon Task:
Today you will evaluate your ability to identify, distinguish, and write observations, hypotheses, testable questions, summaries, critiques.
We will be correcting our HW # 5&6. If you do not get one back, that is either because you did not
complete it, or you did not put your name on it. Look on with your neighbor. We strongly suggest that you print out the homework from
the website and use the answer key (on the powerpoint) to check your responses.
L.T: I can review and edit errors in my own work.
Define: Observation, Qualitative Observation, Quantitative Observation and Hypothesis in the boxes below.
Information gathered by using your senses.Something you noticed by using your senses.
Observation WITHOUT numbers.
Observation WITH numbers.
An educated guess that you test by
investigating.
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1) The bike belongs to the man. _________2) The man probably rode his bike for 5 miles. ______3) The diameter of the front wheel is 3.0cm. _______4) The man has a bag over his shoulder. _______5) There is a basket on the bike. ______6) The bike has 2 wheels. ______
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QNQL
QLQN
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3 cm
7) State your own qualitative observation about the picture.___________________________________________________
8) State your own quantitative observation about the picture.___________________________________________________
9) State your own hypothesis about the picture.___________________________________________________
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The man is wearing a hat. The man is wearing short pants
There are 2 books in the basket. The man has 2 legs.
The man is riding to work.
What affect doeslow amounts of gravityhave on an astronaut’sbody (muscle strength)?
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What affect doeslow amounts of gravityhave on an astronaut’sbody (muscle strength)?
Scientist noticed that space travel causes loss of muscle strength and density
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What affect doeslow amounts of gravityhave on an astronaut’sbody (muscle strength)?
Scientist noticed that space travel causes loss of muscle strength and density
Scientist believe that long amounts time inspace can weaken astronauts bodies due to low physical activityin an environment without gravity.
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Write a 100 word summary and critique (give your opinion) about the article
When reviewing your writing, there are 3 main things you will be looking for:
1) Main idea and supporting details2) Critique (your opinion) of the article3) Grammar
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1) Summary: Main Idea and supporting details
• Main Idea:NASA is testing the effects of low amounts of gravity on the human body.
• Supporting details: (Details about participant requirements) For example…
Participants must stay awake for sixteen hours and sleep eight hours a day.
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Critique (Your [expert] Opinion)• How might you begin a critique? “I think…” “In
my opinion…” “I believe…”
• Tip: When giving your opinion in an academic paper, write as an expert! Do not use the sentence starters above. Instead, begin similar to the following: “The article on the NASA experiment is interesting (or uninteresting) because…”
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Grammar (Proofreading Symbols)
3 lines means… Capitalize a letter.
This symbol means… Transpose (switch the order).
This symbol means… Add a period.
thessp
This symbol means…Incorrect spelling.
1) Problem: My cell phone keeps running out.Question: Will text messaging my friends less_______________________________________.
Hypothesis: If I ___________________ then, _________________________________
because,____________________________________.2) Problem: I use the bathroom a lot during the day. Question: Hypothesis: If I________________
then _________________________________ because ___________________________________.
stop my cell phone battery from running out?text my friends less
my cell phone battery won’t run out quickly
Will drinking less water cause me to use the bathroom less?
drink less water I will use the bathroom less
I will have less water in my bladder.
text messages uses a lot of the battery’s energy
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3) Problem: My test scores are low.Question: What affect does have on ______________________________.
Hypothesis: If I __________________________ then, _________________________________
because,_______________________________________.4) Problem: My back hurts at the end of the day. Question: How is affected by Hypothesis: If ___________________________________
then _________________________________ because ___________________________________.
my test scores?complete my homeworkmy test scores will increase
the amount of weight in my bookbag?my back hurting at the end of the day
the amount of weight in my bookbag is lessmy back will hurt less at the end of the daymy back muscles will have to work less.
doing hw lets me to constantly review for the test
completing my homework
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