Lesson 8: Narrow the Focus

The goal of this lesson is to help you select a system to model and help you get familiar enough with it that you can build a quality model to demonstrate your Sci 3 Competencies.

Step 1: Gather your notes from lesson 2. Review some of the basic information included in that section.

Step 2: Use the Research Guide: Pendulums and Model Ideas: Pendulums documents to help you explore systems that you can focus on for your model.

Step 3: After you have done some basic googling, in Slate, Write a comment about what your focus will be for your model.

Step 4: Submit your comment in Slate

Lesson 9: Intro to Systems Diagram

Step 1: Make a copy of the Systems Diagram Worksheet for Pendulums, below.

Step 2: Watch the presentation in the resource section below.

Step 3: Complete "Part 2" on YOUR copy of the Systems Diagram Worksheet while watching the video and reviewing resources.  

Step 4: Complete "Part 3" on the worksheet.  

Step 5: Attach your copy of the worksheet and Submit Lesson 9 to Slate.

Lesson 10: Make a Systems Diagram

Step 1: Make a copy of the Make a Systems Diagram, linked below.

Step 2: Follow the directions on the worksheet to build a systems diagram.  If you get stuck, talk to your science teacher.

Step 3: Use the worksheet to help you write your hypothesis, this should be your prediction. Include a revised version of your prediction on your system diagram. 

Step 3: Submit Lesson 4 in slate and bring your system diagram to your teacher for review or rating. 

Lesson 11: Plan and Discuss

Step 1: Make a copy of Planning and Developing a Model.

Step 2: Complete Part 1 of the template, using your research from the last lesson.

Step 3: Schedule a discussion with your science teacher to discuss Part 2 of the template. 

Step 4: Submit to Slate

Lesson 12: Research, Research, Research.

Please note: this is an ELA assignment, and completing it is optional, but the research will help you with your model! 

Step 1: Make a copy of and complete the ELA Research Template. Use the research question you created from the last lesson.

Step 3: Go have a discussion with BOTH an ELA teacher and a science teacher about the research you have collected.

Step 4: Submit the ELA Research Template to Slate

Lesson 13: Start Your Model

Step 1:  Open your copy of Planning and Developing a Model Template.

Step 2:  Complete Part 3.

Step 3:  Submit to Slate.

Lesson 14: Create Your Model

Step 1:  Complete Part 4 of the template.

Step 2:  Start creating your model based on what you have written in Part 3

Step 3: Submit to Slate

Lesson 15: Assess Your Model

Step 1: Open your copy of Planning and Developing a Model

Step 2: Complete Part 5 of the template.

Step 3: Submit to Slate

OPTIONAL Lesson 16:  Go for Level 12!

To Do:

Step 1: If your model scored at a 10 and you would like to try and earn a 12, complete Part 6 on the template.

Step 2: Submit to Slate

Step 3: Revise as necessary