Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August 27th (A Day) and August 30th (B Day)

OBJECTIVE:  Students will perform an activity in order to practice lab safety and proper procedures for investigations.

WARM-UP: Write out the directions for tying your shoe, be specific.

VOCABULARY:
1) Independent variable

2) Dependent variable
3) Control
4) Constant

CLASSWORK:
1) Review Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Following Directions Activity
3) Lab Safety Manipulatives
4) Scientific Method Discussion
5) Sponge Bob Activity
6) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Write out an experiment to test which fertilizer causes plants to grow the most. Make sure to identify the independent and dependent variables.

HOMEWORK DUE:
BEE Book and Word Find (For period 1A)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
For extra credit, bring me magazines with pictures that we can use in class. 1 extra credit point per magazine (no newspapers or catalogs, please). Up to 5 points can be earned and this offer expires on 9/10/10.