Rice TLIIST Science Process Skills
Toy on Different Surfaces Assignment: “Suppose you were doing an investigation to find out whether the kind of surface on which a toy car is put on makes a difference in how far the toy moves. Before doing the investigation, determine the following with your partner: What will be changed? What will be kept the same? What will be measured?”
Response: In summer of 2020, I completed the assignment and the recorded videos are shown below.
Toy Car on Surfaces Part One: The Experiment
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYiZYgEwIJ
Toy Car on Surfaces Part Two: Physics Content (Energy Conservation)
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYiZQFEUTo:
University of Houston -Downtown Science Methods Class
I tweaked “Toy Car on Surfaces” to “Ball on a Ramp”. The lesson was on process skills and science content (speed).
Ball on a Ramp Part One: Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZrtuqQd1k&feature=youtu.be
Answer the following questions below after you have watched the video.
1. Construct a chart and enter data.
2. Calculate speed.
3. What is the independent variable?
4. What is the dependent variable?
5. What are the control variables?
6. What are the process skills I used in this experiment?
7. As a group, decide on ONE variable (other than ramp height) to change in a new experiment. Predict what you think will happen and why? Write you prediction inside your science notebook.
8. How would you perform this experiment with your students?
9. What did you learn?
Ball on a Ramp Part Two: Application (Ricky the Rock that Couldn’t Roll)
In this video, I read aloud “Ricky the Rock that Couldn’t Roll” children’s literature book. My intension was to expose my students to visualize the relationship between science and literature and for them to learn how to choose children’s literature book that connects to a science concept.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzWHwtR7A1w&feature=youtu.be
Answer the following questions after you have watched the video by filling in the blank spaces:
1. This book is appropriate for _____________________________ grade level(s). Justify.
2. This book can be used to teach students about ______________________________ in a Science class, _________________ in a Math class, ____________________in a Social Studies class, and __________________ in a Language Art class. Justify.
3. What else did you learn from the book?