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Pen or pencil
Pen or pencil
Lab Notebook
Lab Notebook
Lab Seats
Lab Seats
On your Do Now, write the next step you need to complete for this lab.
On your Do Now, write the next step you need to complete for this lab.
Then, get to work with your team!
Then, get to work with your team!
Pen or pencil
Pen or pencil
Lab Notebook
Lab Notebook
Lab Seats
Lab Seats
What is albedo?
What is albedo?
What color of paper has the lowest albedo?
What color of paper has the lowest albedo?
What color has the highest?
What color has the highest?
Make sure you picked up a text for Case Study 2. Socratic dialogue will be on Friday!
Make sure you picked up a text for Case Study 2. Socratic dialogue will be on Friday!
I can explain how the angle of the Sun's rays affects the temperature on Earth by completing a lab.
I can explain how the angle of the Sun's rays affects the temperature on Earth by completing a lab.
This means I will develop a lab question.
This means I will develop a lab question.
This means I will write a lab procedure with my group.
This means I will write a lab procedure with my group.
This means I will collect and analyze data in order to draw a conclusion about my findings.
This means I will collect and analyze data in order to draw a conclusion about my findings.
Lab Introduction
Lab Introduction
Many complex factors come together to shape the weather and climate on Earth. One of those driving factors is the uneven heating of the surface of the Earth by the Sun.
Many complex factors come together to shape the weather and climate on Earth. One of those driving factors is the uneven heating of the surface of the Earth by the Sun.
What are some of the causes of the uneven heating?
What are some of the causes of the uneven heating?
STEP 1: The Question
STEP 1: The Question
What should our lab question be?
What should our lab question be?
STEP 2: Research
STEP 2: Research
Using the lab manual, videos that we watched, or other sources, write down 3 facts that are relevant to your lab question.
Using the lab manual, videos that we watched, or other sources, write down 3 facts that are relevant to your lab question.
Make sure the facts are either bullet-ed or numbered in a list form.
STEP 3: Hypothesis
STEP 3: Hypothesis
Write a hypothesis that could answer your lab question. This should be written in declarative form.
Write a hypothesis that could answer your lab question. This should be written in declarative form.
When the Sun's rays strike the curved surface of the Earth, they cause the temperature to be _____________ at the poles and ____________ near the equator.
STEP 4: Experiment Summary
STEP 4: Experiment Summary
This should be written in paragraph form. Your experiment summary should include the following:
This should be written in paragraph form. Your experiment summary should include the following:
- Independent variable (What are you changing in each trial of your experiment?)
- Independent variable (What are you changing in each trial of your experiment?)
- Dependent variable (What are you measuring during the experiment?)
- Dependent variable (What are you measuring during the experiment?)
- Constants (What are the thing(s) that do not change?)
- Constants (What are the thing(s) that do not change?)
- One sentence summary of your experiment ("Our experiment will measure the temperature of three different angled surfaces when heated by a lamp.")
- One sentence summary of your experiment ("Our experiment will measure the temperature of three different angled surfaces when heated by a lamp.")
STEP 5: Materials and Procedure
STEP 5: Materials and Procedure
Vertically list all the materials you will use for your experiment
Vertically list all the materials you will use for your experiment
For this experiment, the procedure is given to you. Cut out and glue in the procedure.
For this experiment, the procedure is given to you. Cut out and glue in the procedure.
STEP 6: Scientific Diagram
STEP 6: Scientific Diagram
Draw a diagram of your experiment set-up.
Draw a diagram of your experiment set-up.
The diagram should be at least half a page in size.
The diagram should be at least half a page in size.
All materials on the materials list should be drawn and labelled on the diagram.
All materials on the materials list should be drawn and labelled on the diagram.
STEP 7: Data
STEP 7: Data
It is time to carry out your experiment!
It is time to carry out your experiment!
Before you begin, cut out and glue in the data table and graph you will record your data on.
Before you begin, cut out and glue in the data table and graph you will record your data on.
Carefully follow the set-up and test procedure to carry out your experiment.
Carefully follow the set-up and test procedure to carry out your experiment.
STEP 8: Conclusion
STEP 8: Conclusion
Once you have completed your data collection and analysis, it is time to write your lab conclusion.
Once you have completed your data collection and analysis, it is time to write your lab conclusion.
1. Restate hypothesis
1. Restate hypothesis
2. Make a claim ("Our hypothesis was right/wrong.")
2. Make a claim ("Our hypothesis was right/wrong.")
3. Support your claim with evidence. This should include NUMBERS from your data.
3. Support your claim with evidence. This should include NUMBERS from your data.
4. Concluding sentence ("In conclusion, we discovered ... ")
4. Concluding sentence ("In conclusion, we discovered ... ")
Homework
Homework
Read the text for case study 2. Socratic dialogue on FRIDAY!
Read the text for case study 2. Socratic dialogue on FRIDAY!
Debrief
Debrief
I can explain how the angle of the Sun's rays affects the temperature on Earth by completing a lab.
I can explain how the angle of the Sun's rays affects the temperature on Earth by completing a lab.
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