Unit Structure / Approximate Schedule

Days 1 and 2:  Witness the Phenomena, make observations, share out observations 

Day 2: Generate ideas that might explain some of the observations that were made, share those ideas, students do Initial Explanation in Google Classroom (1-1)

Days 3 and 4: Mystery Powder Lab:  Prelab, data collection, share data and observations, generate ideas about data, do reflection 1-2 in Google Classroom 

Days 5 and 6: Water and Electricity Lab: Prelab, data collection, share data and observations, generate ideas about data, do reflection 1-3 in Google Classroom 

Days 7 and 8: Steel Wool Lab: Prelab, data collection, share data and observations, generate ideas about data, do reflection 1-4 in Google Classroom 

Days 9 and 10: Mixture Lab: Prelab, data collection, share data and observations, generate ideas about data, do reflection 1-5 in Google Classroom 

Days 11 and 12: Start working on final explanations in groups, share explanations

Day 13: Final Explanation Test