Today was another super student-directed day, and with the motivation of this group of students, I was able to spend a lot of time asking probing questions and enjoying the excitement for science bubbling through the room! We started by reviewing the Western Scientific Method. Then we overviewed the basics of experimental design. Students practiced using the words quantitative, qualitative, and control group into their vocabulary. Students spent a lot of time thinking of a research question, conducting background research, developng a hypothesis, and planning out their experiment's materials and steps. 

After this work was approved, most students were able to get to work on their experiements! Some students will need to conduct the experiment at the start of next week's class. There were some really interesting findings made, and I am excited to see their presentations come together and be presented next week!

If you'd like to check out any photos from my Thanksgiving trip to Panama, you can find them on the site home page.