Treadway Science Quarter 1

Agenda for Friday, October 12, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, hand in homework Yellow Worksheet - Controlled Experiments, clear desk. Think - any questions before the test?

Today: Scientific Investigations

1. Questions about scientific investigations?
2. Test - Scientific Investigations
3. ScienceWorld Magazine
4. Update Science Notebook - Table of Contents

Homework: Put on a coat/sweatshirt - go outside, run and play

Agenda for Thursday, October 11, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, Get out your white practice: Controlled Experiments.

Today: Review Scientific Investigations

1. As a class, go over answers for White Practice: Controlled Experiments
2. Yellow Worksheet: Controlled Experiments - hand in
3. White practice - Controlled Experiments - Challenge - groups & class
4. GC - Quizlet and Review sheet

HW: Yellow wksht, Test - Sci Investigations, Quizlet, Review Sheet

Agenda for Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, Hand in late gold investigations, Textbook p. 39

Today - Application: Write hypotheses and variables

1. Class - answer questions on page 39: 1-12
2. Case of Beriberi - read story, review results of experiment 1, write results of experiment 2
3. Practice: Controlled Experiments (white) - for practice only

HW: White practice: Controlled Experiment, Quizlet, Review Sheet

Agenda for Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, get out gold investigation

Today - review/hand in gold investigation, scientific methods

1. Scoring guidelines - revise investigation as needed, hand in
2. Textbook: pp. 28-31 - the methods of science (box 7)

Textbook: p. 32 - different situations use different methods

Textbook: pp.34-35 - controlled experiments, #12 & 13

Textbook pp. 36-37 - characteristics of good investigations

Textbook p. 39 - #1-12 (be able to answer in class Wed.)

HW: Today = last day for late assignments. Complete textbook practice. Quizlet - Investigations (see link in GC - Classwork)

Agenda for Monday, October 8, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, Get out gold investigation. Return papers.

Today: complete investigation, present your results, test prep

1. SLIDES: Energy Transfer - Truck & Ramp
2. Complete investigations (titles on data tables?)

4. Quizlet: Scientific Investigations (link in Google Classroom)

5. Review for test (link in Google Classroom) - Test Thurs or Fri

HW: Finish investigation if not completed in class.

All late assignments are due tomorrow, Oct. 9 (up to 50% credit)

Test: Investigations - Thurs or Fri. Bring TEXTBOOK to class Tues.

Agenda for Thursday, October 4, 2018

Getting Started: Planner- HW, GC - Thurs Question - Scientific Method

Today: Conduct your experiment

1. All testable questions, procedures, and data tables checked ✔️
2. SLIDES: Inquiry Story - Testable Questions

(renamed - Controlled Experiment - Trucks, Ramps, & Energy)

1. Conduct your team experiment.
   1. Record data in data tables with units. Round to tenths.
   2. Calculate speed and averages. Round to tenths place.
2. Write your claim supported by evidence and reasoning.

HW: Complete your calculations. Last day for late work Tues, Oct 9.

Agenda for Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, GC - Wed Question: Average

Today: Ready, Set, Go

1. Teacher check - procedure ✔️ and data tables ✔️
2. Conduct your experiment
3. Begin your claim, evidence, and reasoning

HW: Textbook - Read pp. 34-35. Think about questions 12 & 14.

Last day for missing assignments = Tues, Oct. 9

Agenda for Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW. Tuesday Question - Investigations

Get out gold paper.

Today: Complete data tables, conduct your experiment

1. Teacher check - experimental plan and labeled data tables ✔️
2. Conduct your experiment. Record data in your tables

HW: Textbook read pp. 28-33. Scientific Investigations & Methods

ThinkCentral Username = first.last Password = iloveSCI19!

Last day for late assignments is Tues, Oct 9.

Agenda for Monday, October 1, 2018

Getting Started: return blue Field Study: Monarch Butterfly - put into science folder. Get out your science notebook. Planner - HW

Lesson: Complete preparations for your controlled experiment

1. Gold Science Writing Template - With your team….
   1. Create your team testable question - teacher check ✔️
   2. Identify your variables, constants, and # if repetitions.
   3. Draw your lab set-up, labeling important materials.
   4. Write a clear, numbered, step-by-step procedure. - ✔️

Homework: complete preparations for lab activity

Last day for late work = Tuesday, October 9

Agenda for Friday, September 28, 2018

Getting Started: PowerSchool - science grades, missing assignments?

Lesson: Design controlled experiment -question, procedure, data table

1. Class Review SLIDES - Inquiry Story: Testable Questions
2. Explore the materials
   1. How do the materials and equipment work?
   2. Sci notebook: Beginning thoughts and ideas for testable question

HW: Complete missing assignments. Go outside & play.

Agenda for Thursday, September 27, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW (if not completed), get out Sci Notebook, GC - Thursday Question

Lesson: Controlled Experiments - Energy of a Toy Truck

1. Discuss Thursday Question - Field Study Results
2. Controlled Experiments
   1. Read Inquiry Story - Testable Questions (marble & ramp)
   2. SLIDES: Inquiry Story - Testable Questions

3. Energy - gravitational potential energy & kinetic energy

HW: Online Worksheet: Measure Metric Length - due today

Agenda for Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW “Explore: Measuring Metric Length”

Lesson: Metric measurement and controlled experiments

1. Share/review pink “Explore: Measuring Metric Length”
   1. Complete your measurements of lines & at least 5 objects
2. Class Review - Investigations - Controlled Experiments
   1. A question about cut flowers
   2. A question about energy - marbles and ramps
3. Inquiry Story - Testable Questions
   1. Key concepts in controlled experiments

HW: GC - Online Worksheet: Measure Metric Length (6 pts)

Agenda for Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Getting Started: Get out blue Field Investigation: Monarchs.

Planner - HW, GC - Tues Question

Lesson: Math and Measurement for Science

1. Need for quantitative measurements
2. Review Practice: Math for Science (white paper, slides)
3. Metric measurement
   1. Based on 10 (decimals)
   2. Units with common prefixes (kilo, deci, centi, milli)
   3. Unit of length = meter

4. Worksheet & Activity - Explore: Measuring Metric Length (pink)

Homework: Complete front of pink worksheet

Agenda for Monday, September 24, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, get out Field Investigation- blue

Lesson: Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning; Decimals & Metric

1. Field Investigation - Monarch Butterflies (blue)
   1. Review data, line plot, & histogram
   2. Write your claim, evidence, reasoning (class/team support)
   3. Hand in (rack)
2. Practice: Math for Science - (white) with team support
   1. Help? GC Classwork - SLIDES: Place Value, Decimal, Rounding and SLIDES: Add decimals, calculate averages.

Homework: complete Practice: Math for Science (white)

Agenda for Friday, September 21, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW. GC - Friday Question

Get out blue and white papers.

Lesson: Field Investigation - Monarch Butterfly

1. Review data
2. Review Practice: Line Plots and Histograms
3. Analyze your data: Look for patterns

Homework: Celebrate the Equinox (run, ride bikes, play games)

Agenda for Period 1 - Friday, September 21, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW

Lesson: Organize and Analyze Data in a Field Study

1. (blue) Field Investigation: Monarch Butterfly
   1. Select 15 data points (choose a randomizing pattern)
   2. Organize the data in a table

Agenda for Thursday, September 20, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, GC - Thursday Question

Lesson: Organize and Analyze Data in a Field Study

1. Discuss Thursday Question
2. (blue) Field Investigation: Monarch Butterfly
   1. Select 15 data points (choose a randomizing pattern)
   2. Organize the data in a table

3. White handout - Practice: Line Plots and Histograms

Mini lesson - use line plots and histograms to find patterns

Homework: Complete handout Practice: Line Plots & Histograms.

Option- GC- Khan Academy Link: practice line plots and histograms

Agenda for Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Getting Started: Think: without using your chromebook, how many days do you think that a monarch is in its chrysalis stage?

Today: Scientific Investigations - Field Study

1. SLIDES - Scientific Investigations: Field Study
2. Blue Lab Handout: Field Investigation - Monarch
   1. Research: How long is a monarch in the chrysalis stage?
   2. Data selection: choose a randomizing pattern
   3. Data organization

Homework: none except missing assignments

Agenda for Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Getting Started: Prepare for test - Clear your desk except for Chromebook. Open to Google Classroom, Classwork. Wait until test is released.

Today:

1. Test - Scientific Thinking
2. Read ScienceWorld until all tests are complete.
3. Field Investigation: Monarch Butterfly - Blue
   1. Getting started and Guiding Question
   2. Background information - use link in Google Classroom
   3. Select and copy your data set (use a random pattern)

Homework - none, except missing assignments

Agenda for Monday, September 17, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW. Check email for returned Online Worksheet:Theories. Check PowerSchool for science grades.

Today: Review “What is Science?”

1. SciNotebook: On the next, clean page, write today’s date in the upper, outer corner. On the first line, write “Science is knowledge in progress.” Then write a few sentences explaining what that means.
2. Review: review sheet (white), team activities.

HW: Test - What is Science? Complete missing assignments.

Agenda for Friday, September 14, 2018

Getting Started: handout - Review: What is Science?

Today: Scientific Investigations

1. Go over review sheet (also posted). Test Tuesday.
2. Onboard Word Challenge: connect 2 or 3 words in a sentence
3. Begin Scientific Investigation - field study, lab teams
   1. Butterfly data (tan)

Homework: Go outside & play. Test on Tuesday (begin review)

Agenda for Thursday, September 13, 2018

Getting Started: Gmail - returned Summary. PowerSchool - Check your science grades. Reminder: Online Worksheet: Theories due today. Textbook pp. 20-21 (for visuals)

Today: Theories

SLIDES: Theories

1. What is a theory?
2. Video Clip: Theory about the extinction of dinosaurs

Homework: none (except missing assignments)

Agenda for Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW. Yellow worksheet - if you turned it in on Tues., get it back for review. Complete sentences? Plug in earbuds.

Lesson: Theories

1. Review yellow worksheet. Complete using video clips. (15 min.)
2. Online - Open your online ScienceFusion. Click on assignment.

• GC - Open Google Form Online Worksheet: Theories (green)
• Complete the Online Worksheet: Theories using info from the ScienceFusion slides. Turn in your online worksheet.

1. Read ScienceFusion textbook, pp. 20-21

HW: Finish the Online Worksheet: Theories if needed.

Agenda for Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW.

Google Classroom (Classwork) - Tuesday Question. Turn in

Today: What are the characteristics of scientists?

1. Yellow “Worksheet: Characteristics of Scientists”
   1. Textbook: Complete parts 1 & 2 at your desk with partner.
   2. Google Classroom (Stream): “Scientists: Online Resources” Use this document and links to watch video clips about scientists. Answer part 3 questions on the yellow paper. Hand in your paper to the Rack.
2. Finished? Look at more scientist videos or read quietly.

Homework: Finish your yellow worksheet.

Agenda for Monday, September 10, 2018

Getting Started: New seating chart. GC - Open your summary. Check for plagiarism. Revise as needed. Turn in. Due today 5 pm

Substitute tomorrow - best behavior.

Today’s lesson: Pseudoscience

1. SLIDES - Earth is Flat
2. Notes - Pseudoscience (complete and keep)
3. Textbook, page 12 - Space aliens built the pyramids. Read. Complete questions 21, 22, and 23 in your textbook.

Homework: none

Agenda for Friday, September 7, 2018

Getting Started: Google Classroom (GC) - take Practice Quiz: scientific thinking #1. Submit. This does not count for a grade. Planner - HW

Lesson: Summarize - What is science?

1. Class - GC Summary: What is Science? - share your summary paragraph of Fusion pp. 6-7. “What is science?” Revise your paragraph as needed (unsubmit, edit, turn in).
2. GC: With a partner, read and complete your summary paragraph of Fusion pp. 8-9 Scientific Explanations. Type your summary in the bottom box of the same online worksheet “Summary: What is science?” Turn in.
3. Finished? Read Science World, Practice Quizlet: Scientific Thinking #1, or create poster/poem/story/song “What is science?”

HW: Complete and submit “Summary: What is science?” Due Mon

Agenda for Thursday, September 6, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW. GC Thurs Question:Empirical Evidence

Lesson: Read, take notes, and write summaries

1. Textbook - read pp. 6-9. Underline, circle, or highlight important info in your book as you read. (class → sm. group). Gold handout: Record important words or phrases in these notes. Then summarize your notes at the bottom of the page. The gold handout is NOT graded.

HW: Write a short summary of the information in the textbook, pp. 6-7. Type this summary in Classwork in Google Classroom. You will only need to fill out Part 1 of the document.

Agenda for Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Getting Started: Chromebook - check email for response to Tuesday question. Check PowerSchool for your science grades.

Lesson: Take notes and summarize what you learn

1. Chromebook - online access to textbook. Bookmark.
2. Textbook - p. 5 Predict. Write your answers in book. Discuss.
3. Read the textbook pp. 6-9.
   1. Take organized notes using the handout (paper)
   2. Summarize what you learn on the gold paper.

HW: Practice Quizlet, Scientific Thinking #1

Agenda for Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - HW, GC (use *) - Tuesday Question

Today: Scientific Thinking

1. How to write sentences with explanations - edit answer
2. Quizlet (use link in GC) Scientific Thinking #1
3. Online textbook. Write username & password in planner.
4. Organizing your science notebook
   1. Some pages are intentionally blank.
   2. Table of Contents and “next clean page”

3. Textbook p. 5 Engage your Brain - practice scientific argument

HW: Practice Quizlet: Sci Thinking #1 (20 minutes)

How to answer a question in complete sentences

1. A sentence is one idea with a subject and verb. Use more than 1 sentence with more than 1 idea.
2. A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with punctuation.
3. A sentence does NOT begin with and, because, to, or, so.
4. Restate the question in your answer. Identify the subject of the discussion in the first sentence. The first sentence does NOT begin with a pronoun (they, he, she, it).
5. Spell out common words (you, because). Capitalize “I.”

Agenda for Friday, August 31, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - write HW. Get out your sci notebook. Get your mystery box from yesterday. DO NOT OPEN.

Lesson: Create and use models. Argue with evidence.

1. Sci notebook: In your color groups, complete your model and evidence. Hand in the mystery boxes to front lab table.
2. Whiteboard: Present your conclusions (claim and evidence) along with your group’s confidence level. Discuss.
3. Hand in sci notebook for a grade.
4. SLIDES: follow-up questions
5. Textbook: pp. 6-7. What is science? How do you read science?

HW: Go outside and play. Get plenty of sleep. Eat healthy foods.

Agenda for Thursday, August 30, 2018

Getting Started: Planner: bring textbook to class tomorrow.

Sci Notebook - on the next clean page write today’s date in the upper, outer corner. On the top line write “Mystery Box.” Skip a line. On the next line write “Question: What is in the box?”

Lesson: Scientists create and use models.

1. Mystery Box Activity
   1. Investigate your box. Write a report (create a model).
   2. Observe & infer. Collaborate with others. Discuss with evidence. Communicate your findings.

Homework: none except missing assignments. Bring textbook Fri

Agenda for Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Getting Started: Review today’s homework. Prepare to hand in. Chromebook - Check email for your grade for the online assignment “Bag in a Box.”

Update Science Google Classroom.

Lesson: Scientists analyze data and look for patterns

1. Name Box Activity
2. Textbooks -
   1. Pen - Write name on inside cover
   2. Sharpie - name on top edge.

HW: none (except missing assignments). No textbook Thurs.

Agenda for Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Getting Started: New seating arrangement. Planner - write HW

Lesson: Scientists collaborate (work together) and share ideas.

1. Review: Scientists ask questions. Scientists observe.
2. How to collaborate (work together)and share ideas.
3. Tangram activity:
   1. Class - read the tan paper (instructions)
   2. Work with your team to answer the question: How can the puzzle pieces be put together to make a square?
   3. Pink worksheet: Tangram puzzle activity (due Wednesday)

Homework: Complete the pink worksheet (due Wed)

Agenda for Monday, August 27, 2018

Getting Started: Google Classroom (GC) - Monday Question

Planner - Write the HW assignment - due tomorrow.

Today: Observation and Inference

1. Review: Scientists ask questions. Scientists observe.
2. Sci Notebook: Bag in a Box - Go over results and answers
3. Observation vs Inference - Harris Burdick, Not a Good Idea
4. Google Classroom - Complete the Google Form: Bag in a Box activity (4 points) - due tomorrow (Tues) *complete sentences
5. Sci Notebook: Begin to complete your Table of Contents.

Homework: Complete Google Form “Bag in a Box.” Due Tues.

Agenda for Friday, August 24, 2018

Getting started: Sci Notebook - Turn to the next clean page in your science notebook. In upper, outer corner write today’s date. On top line write “Observation - Bag in a Box.”

Lesson: Scientists Observe

1. Review: What do scientists do? Ask questions.
2. Sci Notebook - preparation for Bag in a Box Activity.
   1. With your partner, collect data (teacher will time ~ 1 min)
   2. Share the information with the class

Homework: go outside and play

Agenda for Thursday, August 23, 2018

Getting started: Google Classroom (GC) - log on. Enter the class code. Answer the 3 parts of the Thursday Question in sentences.

Today: What is Science?

1. Sci Notebook: What do people say that science is? Share.
   • Write key words. Summarize key ideas in sentences.
2. Sci Notebook: Science includes asking questions. Share your ideas about the lava lamp and the process of breathing. Compare.
3. Thinking puzzles - both yes and no gives you information.

Homework: none

Agenda for Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Getting Started: Planner - Write HW.

Sci Notebook, p. 11. Write today’s date in the upper, outer corner. On the top line, write “What is science?”

Today:

1. Complete the student survey (white). Hand in to the rack.
2. Glue the small green paper “How to discuss with evidence” on the last page of your science notebook.
3. Complete the table of contents, p. 3-8.
4. Sci Notebook, p. 11 - beginning thoughts - What do you think is happening? What do you wonder? lava lamp, breathing

Homework: Ask 3 people “What is Science?” Write their answers either on page 11 of your science notebook or just on a piece of paper.

Agenda for Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Getting Started: Review - Think. What is the purpose of the behavioral matrix?

Today: Chromebooks and Routines

1. Presentation - Care of your Chromebook
2. Finish the presentation - Classroom Routines

Homework: none

Agenda for Monday, August 20, 2018

Getting Started: Think. What is a good response when someone corrects your answer?

Today:

1. Return Math pretest. Then return back to Mrs. Treadway.
2. Return Sci notebook.
3. Slide presentation - Classroom Routines

Homework: none

Agenda for Friday, August 17, 2018

Getting Started: Clear your desk. You will need a pencil.

Today: Gathering information

1. Pretest: Math for Science - This is not for a grade!
2. Tan handout: Your Science Notebook - Guidelines - DO NOT WRITE ON THE PAPER. Follow directions 1-6 on the tan paper to transform your composition notebook into your science notebook. (If you don’t get to the table of contents, it’s okay.) Colored pencils are available in the front.
3. Hand in your sci notebook to the back lab table.

Homework: none

Agenda for Thursday, August 16, 2018

Getting Started:

• Planner - write homework assignment
• Get out your yellow paper and questions to be checked.
• Get out a folder to be your science folder. Write your name on the cover.

Today’s Activities

1. Yellow paper - Classroom Guidelines - Partner work and whole class discussion
2. Class Behavioral Matrix - Responsible and Respectful

Write 2 observable guidelines on whiteboard for a specific type of classroom activity. Present.

1. Extra Time? Number pages in composition book

Homework: Number each side of each page of your composition notebook in the lower, outer corner. Due Friday (tomorrow)

Advisory Agenda for Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Getting Started:

1. If you have brought the following school supplies, please put them in the proper area in the back of the room (see tan trays)

• tissues, glue sticks, dri-erase markers

1. Please get out any forms or payments. These will be collected in a few moments.
2. You may look at the monarch butterflies in the containers on the back lab table, but you may not touch or bump the containers in any way. Some will emerge this morning.
3. Sit quietly at your desk for the pledge, attendance, and announcements.

Science Agenda for Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Getting Started

1. Write the homework in your agenda planner
2. Names and introductions
3. Handout - class guidelines for Mrs. Treadway’s class (yellow)
4. Monarchs - observations
   1. compare chrysalis and butterfly
   2. Look at the collected data - How could we use the data? What questions could we ask? How could we organize the data?

Homework: Class guidelines. Write 3 questions on the back of the page to review tomorrow. Due Thurs (tomorrow)

Composition notebook: Number each side of each page in the lower outer corner. Due Friday.