1. Please find a seat.(We will have assigned seats later in the week.)

2. Fill in the due dates from the board in Sept 4 Science in

your assignment book.

1.What was the best thing you

did this summer?

Syllabus

Read both sides of the sheet quietly.

Share when directed. Homework…

EXPECTATIONS!This class belongs to all of us…and we all

have expectations…So…

1. What do you expect from me this year?

2. What things do you expect from yourself and your classmates this year?

HOMEWORK…Due Wednesday, 9/5

1. Read, discuss and sign information sheet with parents

2. Find, look through and bookmark class website on home computer

1.Take out your homework, the syllabus.

2.What is your favorite thing you have ever studied or

done with science?

Write the answer to the question in your notebook with today’s date. We will review answers as a class in a few minutes.

The Class Website

Find assignments Find items when absent Find links Find notes

1. Create a “flag” to represent you. 2. Include the ideas listed below

***What is your name?***What is 1 thing you are proud of?***What is 1 goal you have for yourself?***What was something great about summer?

3. Use the whole space 4. Produce a quality piece

Be ready to share before we hang them up!

HOMEWORK…Due Thursday, 9/6/2012

1. Find, look through and bookmark class website on

home computer2. Pay special attention to the

calendar. Look to see what we have done and what is

due

1. Create a “flag” to represent you. 2. Include the ideas listed below

***What is your name?***What is 1 thing you are proud of?***What is 1 goal you have for yourself?***What was something great about the summer?

3. Use the whole space 4. Produce a quality piece

Be ready to share before we hang them up!

Scientific Method What is the scientific

method?

What are some parts to the scientific method?

Scientific Method

ACTIVELY read page 12 with a partner and complete the questions.

We will review our answers as a class.

Scientific Method

ACTIVELY read page 13 ALONE and complete the questions.

We will review answers as a class tomorrow.

Warm up Put your “Flag” in front

of you on the table. Look at your answers on

page 13 of the scientific method sheet. Make sure they are complete and make sense!

The Hypothesis If you wanted to figure out if Mrs.

Lock is in a good mood, what would be some observations you might make to decide?

Lets make your hypothesis for this problem…IF _______________________ THEN

Mrs. Lock is in a good mood.

Observations What does it mean to

observe something?

Observations are an important part of the scientific method.

Observations...

1. Do you think you can make good observations?

2. Give it a try! Look at the 2 chemicals Mrs. Lock has

1. Write one good observation for each chemical

Watch what Mrs. Lock does with the 2 chemicals

Make new observations

Silly Fish Activity....

OBSERVATIONS…

1. What are some observations you can make about the fish without touching it?

Silly Fish Activity....

THE QUESTIONS…

2. What are some questions you may have about the fish?

Silly Fish Activity....

More Observations…3. Once you hold the fish, make new

observations…

Silly Fish Activity....

THE QUESTIONS…

4. What are some questions you may have about the fish after you touch it?

Silly Fish Activity....

THE HYPOTHESIS…

5. Create a statement that provides an answer to your question.

It must be in IF…THEN format.Example- IF the fish is dry, THEN it will

curl.

Silly Fish Activity....

THE EXPERIMENTS…

6. How will you determine if your hypothesis is true or false?

Warm up....

1. What was the major science question we began exploring on Friday about the silly red fortune fish?

2. What are the 2 important words that MUST be in every hypothesis?

3. What is a good hypothesis for this activity?

Silly Fish Activity....

THE EXPERIMENTS…

6. How will you determine if your hypothesis is true or false?

Silly Fish Activity....

THE DATA COLLECTION…

What happened to the fish when you tested it on different materials?

Silly Fish Activity....

The CONCLUSION (analyze your data)…

1. Was your hypothesis true or false?2. Do you need to test again?

Just a little review...

The scientific method is one way to find answers to questions when you observe something.

Just a little review...

2. Look at the steps that we used for the silly fish activity and do your best to list and describe the steps of the scientific method.

Group DiscussionDescribe reasons why scientists repeat steps of the scientific method.Discuss with your table and then write 2-3 sentences to answer the question on you’re your sheet.

Warm-up1. How does the scientific method

help us every day?

2. Why do scientists need to repeat experiments over and over again?

Scientific Method SummaryIN A SHORT

PARAGRAPH, EXPLAIN:

Observations Questions Hypothesis Experiment Data Collection Conclusion

Scientific Method Summary

Describe why scientists use it

Describe why you think it will be important for 7th grade science

How did we use it for our “Silly Fish” activity?

In a 2nd paragraph, explain why you think the scientific method is important.

Scientific Method Summary

Choose 1 step in the scientific method

Make a picture to represent the word.

Include the word in your drawing You must use color in your drawing Start your drawing after you show

Mrs. Lock the completed paragraphsExample:

Scientific Method Summary

Please make sure you do your best

Use complete sentences and write legibly

These will be graded and displayed in the hallway so make sure you include everything that is required

Warm-upThink about the Silly Fish. In your group, come up with different observations that you can make…Think about other observations that do not include using your eyes!Have one person in your group write down the answers.