Unit 1- Scientific Method
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“I Can…”
follow a laboratory procedure and work collaboratively within a group using appropriate scientific tools.
work individually, with a partner, and as a team to test a scientific concept, change a variable, and record the experimental outcome.
use the engineering design cycle to develop a solution with a predictable outcome.
compare and contrast weight and mass.
apply the steps of the scientific method.
utilize the basic science skills.
measure accurately using the appropriate SI units.
demonstrate the scientific process of predicting, inferring, and classifing
describe how to "control" an experiment
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Check out the video below to review mean, median, and mode!!
Check out the video below to review mean, median, and mode!!
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My Kool-Aid tastes the BEST!!!
My Kool-Aid tastes the BEST!!!
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Does the type of bag (plastic zip lock or paper) affect how fast a banana ripens?
Does the type of bag (plastic zip lock or paper) affect how fast a banana ripens?
Which banana do you think will ripen first?
Which banana do you think will ripen first?
Hypothesis- The plastic bag will ripen the banana first.
Hypothesis- The plastic bag will ripen the banana first.
Independent Variable- bag
Independent Variable- bag
Dependent Variable- banana color
Dependent Variable- banana color
Day 1: Both bananas are not ripe. They look greenish yellow in color.
Day 1: Both bananas are not ripe. They look greenish yellow in color.
We put one banana in a paper bag and the other one in a plastic bag. We put them in a corner of the classroom. We did not change the location and amount of time was same.
We put one banana in a paper bag and the other one in a plastic bag. We put them in a corner of the classroom. We did not change the location and amount of time was same.
Day 2- Little to no change in color. Not as green. Most people think that the brown bag banana is riper after one day in the bags.
Day 2- Little to no change in color. Not as green. Most people think that the brown bag banana is riper after one day in the bags.
Day 3- The banana that is in the brown bag looks like it is a little darker yellow in color.
Day 3- The banana that is in the brown bag looks like it is a little darker yellow in color.
Day 4- It is still a bit unclear as to which banana is starting to ripen first. The banana on the left (brown bag) certainly has more brown spots.
Day 4- It is still a bit unclear as to which banana is starting to ripen first. The banana on the left (brown bag) certainly has more brown spots.
Day 5- Most students believe that the banana on the left (brown bag) is starting to ripen faster than the banana on the left (plastic bag).
Day 5- Most students believe that the banana on the left (brown bag) is starting to ripen faster than the banana on the left (plastic bag).
Day 8- The brown spots on the banana on the left (brown bag) blended together to form a giant brown spot. The banana on the right is now starting to do the same thing
Day 8- The brown spots on the banana on the left (brown bag) blended together to form a giant brown spot. The banana on the right is now starting to do the same thing
Day 9- The banana in the brown bag appears to ripen faster than the plastic bag.
Day 9- The banana in the brown bag appears to ripen faster than the plastic bag.
Do we have enough quantitative data to answer our hypothesis?
Do we have enough quantitative data to answer our hypothesis?
Day 11-
Day 11-
Would you eat the banana now?
Would you eat the banana now?
How many days riper is the banana that was in the brown bag?
How many days riper is the banana that was in the brown bag?
Why do you think that the plastic bag preserved the banana longer?
Why do you think that the plastic bag preserved the banana longer?
Day 14-
Day 14-
What questions do you have about the banana?
What questions do you have about the banana?