Ohhhhhhh Noooooooo! Halloween Homework!!!!!!!!
7th Graders: Write a (minimum) 3-sentence reflection on what you've learned in our just completed lesson, "What's Happening Inside".
Tuesday night, you will read pages B31 through B37 and answer all analysis questions on an SSP.
Wednesday night, you will start writing a Lab Report for the Gas Exchange Activity on pp. B38-B44.
Thursday night, you will have a Current Event and study for a vocab quiz, based on all vocabulary learned in this unit.
About 7 students have committed to an extra credit activity from the Body Works unit after school on Thursday for the Lesson "What's Going on Inside". Please make sure that your parents know you will be here and are OK with this! We should be done by 3:15 for the early "Late Bus". I also have 2-3 who want to do this activity at lunch on Tuesday. Please try to bring a lunch.
Reading Group on Wednesday: we'll continue with "Fast Food Nation", Intro. Please try to bring a lunch.
6th Graders: You will collect large amounts of candy in a bag or bucket. Is the container filled with an element, a mixture, or a compound? Answer using a complete sentence and give evidence to support your conclusion.
Tuesday night, you will answer Analysis Questions, pages B14 through B18 on an SSP.
Wednesday and Thursday nights, you will answer Analysis Questions, pages B21 on an SSP, begin your Hazardous Materials project, have a Current Event due on Friday and study for a vocab quiz on Friday, based on all vocabulary learned in this unit.
Both classes: You will take a District Quarterly Assessment on Thursday, November 3.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Countdown to Halloween: (not Thanksgiving - Thanks JM, NS, and class) -4 days.
7th graders: homework 5 star note questions with your notes from 10/25 or earlier, plus: on an SSP, answer questions 1.c. and 3 as to your second experiment.
6th Graders: you have a current event due tomorrow. Use this article: Scary thought: A Halloween without pumpkins , found at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45016975/ns/technology_and_science-science/. Don't forget: in your current event you must write:
1. Title of article: ___________________________________
2. Author’s name: ________________________________________
3. Source (what newspaper, magazine, or website published it?): ______
4. Date of article: ________________________________________
5. Summary – read article, and using complete written sentences, briefly :
a. Focus on the main idea of the article (what is important in the article);
b. Strengthen it with supporting details (3 or more):
c. USE YOUR OWN WORDS!!! Don't just repeat what the author wrote - that does not show me what you've understood and it will get you a 0.
7th graders: homework 5 star note questions with your notes from 10/25 or earlier, plus: on an SSP, answer questions 1.c. and 3 as to your second experiment.
6th Graders: you have a current event due tomorrow. Use this article: Scary thought: A Halloween without pumpkins , found at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45016975/ns/technology_and_science-science/. Don't forget: in your current event you must write:
1. Title of article: ___________________________________
2. Author’s name: ________________________________________
3. Source (what newspaper, magazine, or website published it?): ______
4. Date of article: ________________________________________
5. Summary – read article, and using complete written sentences, briefly :
a. Focus on the main idea of the article (what is important in the article);
b. Strengthen it with supporting details (3 or more):
c. USE YOUR OWN WORDS!!! Don't just repeat what the author wrote - that does not show me what you've understood and it will get you a 0.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
A little history of science info: In 1977, the last natural case of smallpox was discovered in Merca district, Somalia. The World Health Organization considers Smallpox to have been eliminated by vaccination, a spectacular success. Later this year, both 6th graders and 7th graders will study some infectious diseases.
homework for tonight:
7th graders: none
6th graders: study for test tomorrow; short review sheet passed out in class today. Review the long form study guide answered in class today. NOTE: when determining volume, remember you have two methods:
1. Measurement and Calculation: use this with a regular solid of any size. For a rectangular solid, measure and then multiply: V = L x W x H. Other regular shapes have different formulas. Ex: volume of a cylinder V = π x r2 x H, where π is read as Pi.
2. Water Displacement - if the shape is irregular, dip it in water. You start by measuring the starting volume, then dip your irregular shape into liquid fo tind the final displacement. From final displacement, subtract the starting displacement. The displacement (difference between final volume minus intitial volume) is equal to the volume of the solid.
homework for tonight:
7th graders: none
6th graders: study for test tomorrow; short review sheet passed out in class today. Review the long form study guide answered in class today. NOTE: when determining volume, remember you have two methods:
1. Measurement and Calculation: use this with a regular solid of any size. For a rectangular solid, measure and then multiply: V = L x W x H. Other regular shapes have different formulas. Ex: volume of a cylinder V = π x r2 x H, where π is read as Pi.
2. Water Displacement - if the shape is irregular, dip it in water. You start by measuring the starting volume, then dip your irregular shape into liquid fo tind the final displacement. From final displacement, subtract the starting displacement. The displacement (difference between final volume minus intitial volume) is equal to the volume of the solid.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tuesday Homework
Homework for tonight:
Would you rather eat like a snake, like a lizard, or with teeth? Or would you prefer to eat like a chicken (you know that word Paleolithic-"Old Stone Age"- that you learned in social studies in 6th Grade? Look up gastrolith).
7th Graders: As a reflection, design an experiment on digestion. Use the same materials that we used in class today. Figure out how to change the experiment to focus on a certain idea of yours.
6th graders: complete calculations of density from the lab; and write at least a one-sentence reflection on what you've learned about density.
:^ )
Would you rather eat like a snake, like a lizard, or with teeth? Or would you prefer to eat like a chicken (you know that word Paleolithic-"Old Stone Age"- that you learned in social studies in 6th Grade? Look up gastrolith).
7th Graders: As a reflection, design an experiment on digestion. Use the same materials that we used in class today. Figure out how to change the experiment to focus on a certain idea of yours.
6th graders: complete calculations of density from the lab; and write at least a one-sentence reflection on what you've learned about density.
:^ )
Monday, October 24, 2011
Absences
Hello students! I'll see you again on Tuesday. We will not have our test on Tuesday. We need to review the unit and finish up 1-2 lessons. Plan on having the test on Thursday.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Sixth graders: you have a Current Event due tomorrow. Please be sure to properly format your Current Event; write out the Title, Author's name, source of the article and date of the article. Write a summary, which is a short plain statement IN YOUR OWN WORDS about the Main, or most important, Point of the article, together with a few supporting details. Here's a link to the article "IQ Is Not Fixed in the Teenage Brain": http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/iq-is-not-fixed-in-the-teenage-b.html?ref=hp. Extra Credit opportunity: make a connection with the text of this article in addition to completing your Current Event.
Don't forget: you'll have a test coming up next week, probably on Wednesday. Use the Review Sheet and your notes to study for the test.
Seventh Graders: On an SSP (Separate Sheet of Paper), write out an answer to Question 7, page B14, which says: "Reflection: What new things have you learned about the human body in this activity?" Use the SEPUP/Lab-Aids Online Book link to the right. Page B14 is in the Body Works unit, activity 12 (Activity 12: What’s Happening Inside?).
Oscar [and others] Here's an article that you can use for a make-up Current Event: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-10/telescope-trick-helps-astronomers-see-birth-pangs-distant-planet.
Don't forget: you'll have a test coming up next week, probably on Wednesday. Use the Review Sheet and your notes to study for the test.
Seventh Graders: On an SSP (Separate Sheet of Paper), write out an answer to Question 7, page B14, which says: "Reflection: What new things have you learned about the human body in this activity?" Use the SEPUP/Lab-Aids Online Book link to the right. Page B14 is in the Body Works unit, activity 12 (Activity 12: What’s Happening Inside?).
Oscar [and others] Here's an article that you can use for a make-up Current Event: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-10/telescope-trick-helps-astronomers-see-birth-pangs-distant-planet.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
10/19/11
6th Graders: Complete your Review packet.
7th Graders: Current event is due tomorrow. Please follow the format shown on October 11 and below. You they may write out your Current Event, based on the article:"Comets Created Earth's Oceans, Study Concludes" at http://www.space.com/13185-comets-water-earth-oceans-source.html.
Current Event format: On a separate piece of paper, each student must write out this information: 1) Title of the article; 2) Author's name; 3) Source of the article; 4) date of the article; and 5) summary in YOUR OWN WORDS including main point of the article and supporting details. You can get up to 10% extra credit for writing out and labeling a Reader / Text Connection in your Current Event.
If you just want to learn some sick facts about fire (but you may not use this for a Current Event), check out "20 Things You Didn't Know About Fire", by LeeAundra Keany, Discover magazine, October 2011 issue; published online October 7, 2011, found at http://discovermagazine.com/2011/oct/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-fire.
7th Graders: Current event is due tomorrow. Please follow the format shown on October 11 and below. You they may write out your Current Event, based on the article:"Comets Created Earth's Oceans, Study Concludes" at http://www.space.com/13185-comets-water-earth-oceans-source.html.
Current Event format: On a separate piece of paper, each student must write out this information: 1) Title of the article; 2) Author's name; 3) Source of the article; 4) date of the article; and 5) summary in YOUR OWN WORDS including main point of the article and supporting details. You can get up to 10% extra credit for writing out and labeling a Reader / Text Connection in your Current Event.
If you just want to learn some sick facts about fire (but you may not use this for a Current Event), check out "20 Things You Didn't Know About Fire", by LeeAundra Keany, Discover magazine, October 2011 issue; published online October 7, 2011, found at http://discovermagazine.com/2011/oct/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-fire.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
10/18/11
7th Graders: For each of the organs that you drew, write one or more functions for each organ on the Post-It ® notes that we passed out in class.
6th Graders: Answer the questions on the first 2 pages of the Review Sheet, reproduced below:
Name _________________ Date ______
6th Grade Test Review Sheet:
1. Write 2 safety rules in a science lab:
2. What are hazardous materials?
3. Name and define three types of hazards that we focused on in class:
a. ______________ means: __________________________________________
b. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
c. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
4. What is volume?
5. How do you calculate volume?
a. Write the formula,
b. draw a picture of a rectangular solid
c. showing its length, width and height including appropriate metric units for each
(hint: if you can't do it on your own, here's some help: L = 6 cm, W = 4 cm, H = 2 cm)
d. then apply the formula to find the solid’s volume.
6. A) Explain what mass is:_________________________________________________________ and
B) for the example (solid) that you drew in question 5, make up a mass including an appropriate metric unit.
7. What is density?
8. How do you calculate density of a regular solid? Use your examples from questions 5 and 6 to calculate the density of the solid that you described
9. You have a solid object (ex: a pebble).
a. If you drop the pebble in a graduated cylinder filled with water, what will happen to a pebble? ________
b. What does that tell you about the density of the pebble compared to the water?
10. If you have 2 liquids in a bottle (ex: oil and vinegar), what will the less dense liquid do: float or sink in the other liquid?
11. How would you separate each of the following mixtures into parts? You have a set of
tools: strainer or sieve (screen), filter such as a funnel with filter paper, dropper and vial with top, forceps, magnet, heat source like a hot plate or sunlight). Which tools would you would use to separate the following mixtures?
a. macaroni from vegetable soup?
b. oil and vinegar?
c. Water and sand?
d. saltwater?
e. Little bits of dried sponge and small shavings of nickel (a magnetic metal);
f. Rocks and sand.
12. Which of the following is evidence that one substance is chemically reacting with another? When the substance(s):
a. Gives off light, smoke, or odor;
b. Gets hotter or colder;
c. Gives off bubbles, gas, or a precipitate (causes solids to fall to the bottom);
d. When the properties of the substances become different.
e. All of the above.
6th Graders: Answer the questions on the first 2 pages of the Review Sheet, reproduced below:
Name _________________ Date ______
6th Grade Test Review Sheet:
1. Write 2 safety rules in a science lab:
2. What are hazardous materials?
3. Name and define three types of hazards that we focused on in class:
a. ______________ means: __________________________________________
b. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
c. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
4. What is volume?
5. How do you calculate volume?
a. Write the formula,
b. draw a picture of a rectangular solid
c. showing its length, width and height including appropriate metric units for each
(hint: if you can't do it on your own, here's some help: L = 6 cm, W = 4 cm, H = 2 cm)
d. then apply the formula to find the solid’s volume.
6. A) Explain what mass is:_________________________________________________________ and
B) for the example (solid) that you drew in question 5, make up a mass including an appropriate metric unit.
7. What is density?
8. How do you calculate density of a regular solid? Use your examples from questions 5 and 6 to calculate the density of the solid that you described
9. You have a solid object (ex: a pebble).
a. If you drop the pebble in a graduated cylinder filled with water, what will happen to a pebble? ________
b. What does that tell you about the density of the pebble compared to the water?
10. If you have 2 liquids in a bottle (ex: oil and vinegar), what will the less dense liquid do: float or sink in the other liquid?
11. How would you separate each of the following mixtures into parts? You have a set of
tools: strainer or sieve (screen), filter such as a funnel with filter paper, dropper and vial with top, forceps, magnet, heat source like a hot plate or sunlight). Which tools would you would use to separate the following mixtures?
a. macaroni from vegetable soup?
b. oil and vinegar?
c. Water and sand?
d. saltwater?
e. Little bits of dried sponge and small shavings of nickel (a magnetic metal);
f. Rocks and sand.
12. Which of the following is evidence that one substance is chemically reacting with another? When the substance(s):
a. Gives off light, smoke, or odor;
b. Gets hotter or colder;
c. Gives off bubbles, gas, or a precipitate (causes solids to fall to the bottom);
d. When the properties of the substances become different.
e. All of the above.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Back to daily blog entries
This one is kind of late. I was helping students.
7th graders: Write a Reflection (Left-hand page) on what they learned in class today (lesson: What's Going on Inside, about organs and organ systems). Write at least 3 good sentences, using at least 3 vocabulary words.
Grade 6, period 3: Write a Reflection (Left-hand page) on what they learned in class today (lesson: Measuring Volume). Write at least 3 good sentences, using at least 3 vocabulary words. For those of you who have a copy of the Test Review Sheet, start working on that, so you can finish it by Thursday.
Grade 6, period 2: Transfer your data from the Measuring Volume activity to the data table on the worksheet. For those of you who have a copy of the Test Review Sheet, start working on that, so you can finish it by Thursday. For those of you who don't, see below if you want to get started.
Name _________________ Date ______
6th Grade Test Review Sheet:
1. Write 2 safety rules in a science lab:
2. What are hazardous materials?
3. Name and define three types of hazards that we focused on in class:
a. ______________ means: __________________________________________
b. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
c. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
4. What is volume?
5. How do you calculate volume?
a. Write the formula,
b. draw a picture of a rectangular solid
c. showing its length, width and height including appropriate metric units for each
d. then apply the formula to find the solid’s volume.
6. A) Explain what mass is:_____________________________________________________ and
B) for the example (the solid) that you drew in question 5, make up a mass including an appropriate metric unit.
7. What is density?
8. How do you calculate density of a regular solid? Use your examples from questions 5 and 6 to calculate the density of the solid that you described
9. You have a solid object (ex: a pebble).
a. If you drop the pebble in a graduated cylinder filled with water, what will
happen to the pebble?______________________________________________
b. What does that tell you about the density of the pebble compared to the water?
10. If you have 2 liquids in a bottle (ex: oil and vinegar), what will the less dense liquid do: float or sink in the other liquid?
11. How would you separate each of the following mixtures into parts? You have a set of
tools: strainer or sieve (screen), filter such as a funnel with filter paper, dropper and vial with top, forceps, magnet, heat source like a hot plate or sunlight). Which tools would you would use to separate the following mixtures?
a. macaroni from vegetable soup?
b. oil and vinegar?
c. Water and sand?
d. saltwater?
e. Little bits of dried sponge and small shavings of nickel (a magnetic metal);
f. Rocks and sand.
12. Which of the following is evidence that one substance is chemically reacting with another? When the substance(s):
a. Gives off light, smoke, or odor;
b. Gets hotter or colder;
c. Gives off bubbles, gas, or a precipitate (causes solids to fall to the bottom);
d. When the properties of the substances become different.
e. All of the above.
7th graders: Write a Reflection (Left-hand page) on what they learned in class today (lesson: What's Going on Inside, about organs and organ systems). Write at least 3 good sentences, using at least 3 vocabulary words.
Grade 6, period 3: Write a Reflection (Left-hand page) on what they learned in class today (lesson: Measuring Volume). Write at least 3 good sentences, using at least 3 vocabulary words. For those of you who have a copy of the Test Review Sheet, start working on that, so you can finish it by Thursday.
Grade 6, period 2: Transfer your data from the Measuring Volume activity to the data table on the worksheet. For those of you who have a copy of the Test Review Sheet, start working on that, so you can finish it by Thursday. For those of you who don't, see below if you want to get started.
Name _________________ Date ______
6th Grade Test Review Sheet:
1. Write 2 safety rules in a science lab:
2. What are hazardous materials?
3. Name and define three types of hazards that we focused on in class:
a. ______________ means: __________________________________________
b. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
c. ______________ means: ___________________________________________
4. What is volume?
5. How do you calculate volume?
a. Write the formula,
b. draw a picture of a rectangular solid
c. showing its length, width and height including appropriate metric units for each
d. then apply the formula to find the solid’s volume.
6. A) Explain what mass is:_____________________________________________________ and
B) for the example (the solid) that you drew in question 5, make up a mass including an appropriate metric unit.
7. What is density?
8. How do you calculate density of a regular solid? Use your examples from questions 5 and 6 to calculate the density of the solid that you described
9. You have a solid object (ex: a pebble).
a. If you drop the pebble in a graduated cylinder filled with water, what will
happen to the pebble?______________________________________________
b. What does that tell you about the density of the pebble compared to the water?
10. If you have 2 liquids in a bottle (ex: oil and vinegar), what will the less dense liquid do: float or sink in the other liquid?
11. How would you separate each of the following mixtures into parts? You have a set of
tools: strainer or sieve (screen), filter such as a funnel with filter paper, dropper and vial with top, forceps, magnet, heat source like a hot plate or sunlight). Which tools would you would use to separate the following mixtures?
a. macaroni from vegetable soup?
b. oil and vinegar?
c. Water and sand?
d. saltwater?
e. Little bits of dried sponge and small shavings of nickel (a magnetic metal);
f. Rocks and sand.
12. Which of the following is evidence that one substance is chemically reacting with another? When the substance(s):
a. Gives off light, smoke, or odor;
b. Gets hotter or colder;
c. Gives off bubbles, gas, or a precipitate (causes solids to fall to the bottom);
d. When the properties of the substances become different.
e. All of the above.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Weekend
No homework for the weekend. Sixth graders can complete their worksheet "Volume by Water Displacement" if not already done; this page is due on Tuesday. Also, they have a Study Guide, for a test in the next week or so, which they can start answering..
Seventh Graders: no homework. We'll continue with our activity on internal anatomy on Monday.
One of my favorite holidays is Global Handwashing Day on October 15. Why? In our country, not washing your hands can lead to getting sick. In other parts of the world, many diseases spread by poor sanitation, such as inadequate handwashing, lead to diarrhea that contributes to one in every five child deaths, around 1.5 million a year. That's over 4,100 children dying every day! Take a look at : Lather Up for Global Handwashing Day, Posted on: October 14, 2011 8:00 AM, by The Pump Handle. Author: Jay Graham.
Scientists in Great Britain examined thousands of cell phones and hands, They found that, depending on location, between 16% and 44% of the phones and hands were contaminated with e.coli bacteria indicating the presence of fecal matter. 'Fecal matter' is the nice adult way of saying 'poop'. (Now Wash Your Hands - And Your Mobile, Fergus Walsh, BBC News, 10/13/11 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15284501) Hand washing is the most effective and economical means of stopping bacterial and viral infections.
So wash your hands!
Seventh Graders: no homework. We'll continue with our activity on internal anatomy on Monday.
One of my favorite holidays is Global Handwashing Day on October 15. Why? In our country, not washing your hands can lead to getting sick. In other parts of the world, many diseases spread by poor sanitation, such as inadequate handwashing, lead to diarrhea that contributes to one in every five child deaths, around 1.5 million a year. That's over 4,100 children dying every day! Take a look at : Lather Up for Global Handwashing Day, Posted on: October 14, 2011 8:00 AM, by The Pump Handle. Author: Jay Graham.
Scientists in Great Britain examined thousands of cell phones and hands, They found that, depending on location, between 16% and 44% of the phones and hands were contaminated with e.coli bacteria indicating the presence of fecal matter. 'Fecal matter' is the nice adult way of saying 'poop'. (Now Wash Your Hands - And Your Mobile, Fergus Walsh, BBC News, 10/13/11 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15284501) Hand washing is the most effective and economical means of stopping bacterial and viral infections.
So wash your hands!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Enjoyable Columbus Day
7th Graders: Tuesday homework: Continue to answer the Review Sheet passed out last week. Unit test (Studying People Scientifically) planned for Wednesday. Please have your Review Sheets completed before class on Wednesday. Since you'll also have a Current Event due on Friday of this week, you might want to find an article and write out your Current Event.
6th Graders: Tuesday: No homework was assigned for 6th graders from Friday through Tuesday. They will have a Current Event due this coming Friday, so on Tuesday they may write out their Current Event, based on the article:"Comets Created Earth's Oceans, Study Concludes" at http://www.space.com/13185-comets-water-earth-oceans-source.html.
Current Event format: On a separate piece of paper, each student must write out this information: 1) Title of the article; 2) Author's name; 3) Source of the article; 4) date of the article; and 5) summary in YOUR OWN WORDS including main point of the article and supporting details. You can get up to 10% extra credit for writing out and labeling a Reader / Text Connection in your Current Event.
If you just want to learn some sick facts about fire (but you may not use this for a Current Event), check out "20 Things You Didn't Know About Fire", October 2011 issue; published online October 7, 2011, found at http://discovermagazine.com/2011/oct/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-fire.
6th Graders: Tuesday: No homework was assigned for 6th graders from Friday through Tuesday. They will have a Current Event due this coming Friday, so on Tuesday they may write out their Current Event, based on the article:"Comets Created Earth's Oceans, Study Concludes" at http://www.space.com/13185-comets-water-earth-oceans-source.html.
Current Event format: On a separate piece of paper, each student must write out this information: 1) Title of the article; 2) Author's name; 3) Source of the article; 4) date of the article; and 5) summary in YOUR OWN WORDS including main point of the article and supporting details. You can get up to 10% extra credit for writing out and labeling a Reader / Text Connection in your Current Event.
If you just want to learn some sick facts about fire (but you may not use this for a Current Event), check out "20 Things You Didn't Know About Fire", October 2011 issue; published online October 7, 2011, found at http://discovermagazine.com/2011/oct/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-fire.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Today's Homework, including Study guide for 7th Graders
First, the 6th Graders. Homework tonight: on worksheet 1-5, answer questions (Triangle 1-3, Checking Concepts 1-6). No Current Event this week.
7th Graders: You have a Unit test. The Study Guide is below. It is a work in progress, as this is my first chance to sit down and finish working on it. I suggest that you print out the first page, and answer the questions in order.
Breaking News: Given how much material is in this Review Sheet, we're going to put the test off until Wednesday. You will have homework this weekend: reading and completing this review sheet. All of this will be graded at the time of the test, so please be sure to bring your work with you on Wednesday.
Name ______________________ Date _____________
1. Fill in the blanks to name & define the steps of the traditional scientific method (see handout: Traditional Scientific Method & notes):
a) State the _____________ or question.
b) Propose an explanation, also known as the h___________, which is a _________ _________ that is written starting with the word “_ _ “ and using “_ _ _ _ “ in the middle.
c) Design an experiment, including _______________, which are the steps you plan to follow.
d) Collect _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by making observations as you conduct an experiment. (hint: what do lawyers need to present in court?)
e) Analyze _ _ _ _, which can be _______________ (with numbers), or qualitative (___________ numbers).
f) Draw conclusions and, if necessary, revise and ____________the experiment.
2. What is a variable?
3. How many variables should you have in a well-designed experiment?
a) 1
b) 85
c) 117
d) 1,068
4. In sample size, what is better: a small group (like 3 people) or a large group (500)? _________ Why?
5. Think about an experiment to test whether Olgens’ new plant fertilizer helps plants grow more quickly. He set up 25 plants in a control group (got no fertilizer), and 25 plants in his group B, the Experimental group. Both groups got the same amount of sunlight, water, space, soil; but Group A got no fertilizer while Group B got Olgens’ new fertilizer. Using what you know from class and what you can get from the context of these facts, what is:
a. A control group?
b. An experimental group?
c. How many variables is Olgens changing between the 2 groups?
6. Gabby argues with her friends over what fast food store sells the best fries. To decide, she has written a problem: who makes the longest, and most potato-tasting, French fries: BQ, O’D’s, or Andy’s? Help her by answering EACH of the lettered parts below:
a. Gabby does not know about using "If...., then...." language when she writes a hypothesis, as you know from the first question on this review sheet. Which of the following would make a good start for her hypothesis (circle one choice below):
1). fries that are the longest and most potato flavored will be liked best;
2). fries that are the saltiest are the best;
3). too many fries are the best kind.
b. Now, Gabby has her problem and hypothesis. What’s the next thing she should do to get ready for her experiment?
c. Should Gabby measure the length of a few (2-10) French fires, a few hundred, or a few thousand to learn whose fries are longest, on average?
d. Which of the following data is quantitative: whose fries are the:
1). best;
2). most potato-tasting, or
3). longest?
7. Gabby argues with her friends over what fast food store sells the best fries. To decide, she has written a problem: who makes the longest, and most potato-tasting, French fries: BQ, O’D’s, or Andy’s?
a. She has her problem and hypothesis. What’s the next thing she should do to get ready for her experiment?
b. Should Gabby measure the length of a few (2-10) French fires, a few hundred, or a few thousand to learn whose fries are longest, on average?
c. Which of the following data is quantitative: whose fries are the:
i. best;
ii. most potato-tasting, or
iii. longest?
7. We’re hungry, sitting at Rippowam. Jaden says he’ll bike over and get lunch at one of the following places:
• Bull’s Head Diner 0.9 kilometers (km) away
• McDonalds on Bedford 4 km away
• Dairy Queen 3 km
• Garden Catering 2 km
• Chili Chicken 0.9 km
a. What is the range of distances to these restaurants? ______ to ________
b. For these distances, what is the median, mode, and mean (average) of these distances? ______
Breaking News: Given how much material is in this Review Sheet, we're going to put the test off until Wednesday. You will have homework this weekend: reading and completing this review sheet. All of this will be graded at the time of the test, so please be sure to bring your work with you on Wednesday.
While studying the water cycle, Andrew and Davidson want to know if adding energy (light) will make water evaporate faster. They each put 250 mL of water in four 500-mL beakers, and place beakers around the lab, some near the sunny windows, some near the drafty windows around the air conditioner, some on top of the air vents, and some in the dark closet. Andrew and Davidson checked and recorded the amount of water left in each beaker every day for 3 weeks.
8. How could Andrew and Davidson write their hypothesis?
a. Water evaporates more quickly if exposed to sunlight.
b. Water in a cool place will evaporate more quickly.
c. Water in a cool, dark place will turn cloudy.
d. Air from vents passing over the beaker will cool the water and make it evaporate less quickly.
9. Which of the following were not variables in Andrew and Davidson’s experiment?
a. The amount of water
b. Size of the beakers
c. Exposure to light
d. Using tap water or bottled water
10. In Andrew and Davidson’s experiment, which of the following factors were kept constant?
a. The amount of water in the beakers
b. Exposure to light
c. Using tap water or bottled water
d. None of the above
11. Did this experiment include a control, or not? __________Explain your answer with evidence.
Andrew and Davidson recorded the following data:
a. water near the sunny windows decreased by 30 mLs per day, and was gone in 9 days.
b. water near the drafty windows around the air conditioner decreased by 25 mLs per day, and was gone in 10 days.
c. water on top of the air vents decreased by 40 mLs per day, and was gone in 7 days.
d. water in the dark closet decreased by 15 mLs per day, and was gone in 17 days.
12. Make a data table using Andrew and Davidson’s recorded data.
13. Draw a conclusion: did putting energy (light) into the water make it evaporate most quickly? _______ Explain, using evidence from your data table.
14. How could Andrew and Davidson confirm their results?
a. Fewer trials
b. More trials
c. Smaller sample size
15. Risk vs. advantage: Medicines, like the simulation (lemonades) we tested, involve taking on a risk in exchange for gaining a possible advantage(cure or relief of symptoms). For example, Dr. Goldberger’s prisoners took risks (getting pellagra) and gave up advantages (possibly avoiding the disease) to gain an advantage (better diet for some, early release). Taking on risk and giving up something to get something else is a _____________.
16. Vocabulary words (Write in the definitions):
clinical trial -
Control group -
data -
disease-
dominant - usually the hand that you write with.
Ethics –
Evidence -
experimental group -
hypothesis -
Inference -
informed consent-
Observation -
placebo –
placebo effect-
qualitative -
quantitative -
range –
reproducible - able to be recreated and repeated.
sample size -
sensitivity - how much an organism or part will respond to stimulation.
simulate (simulation) -.
trade-offs –
variable - any factor that could affect the results of an experiment.
Experiments should be designed to allow only one factor to change,
so we can see how it affects the result. Ex: Dr. Goldberger reduced
variables by limiting prisoners to a diet of corn until many of them
developed pellagra.
7th Graders: You have a Unit test. The Study Guide is below. It is a work in progress, as this is my first chance to sit down and finish working on it. I suggest that you print out the first page, and answer the questions in order.
Breaking News: Given how much material is in this Review Sheet, we're going to put the test off until Wednesday. You will have homework this weekend: reading and completing this review sheet. All of this will be graded at the time of the test, so please be sure to bring your work with you on Wednesday.
Name ______________________ Date _____________
Studying People Scientifically
Test Review Sheet –Grade 7
1. Fill in the blanks to name & define the steps of the traditional scientific method (see handout: Traditional Scientific Method & notes):
a) State the _____________ or question.
b) Propose an explanation, also known as the h___________, which is a _________ _________ that is written starting with the word “_ _ “ and using “_ _ _ _ “ in the middle.
c) Design an experiment, including _______________, which are the steps you plan to follow.
d) Collect _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by making observations as you conduct an experiment. (hint: what do lawyers need to present in court?)
e) Analyze _ _ _ _, which can be _______________ (with numbers), or qualitative (___________ numbers).
f) Draw conclusions and, if necessary, revise and ____________the experiment.
2. What is a variable?
3. How many variables should you have in a well-designed experiment?
a) 1
b) 85
c) 117
d) 1,068
4. In sample size, what is better: a small group (like 3 people) or a large group (500)? _________ Why?
5. Think about an experiment to test whether Olgens’ new plant fertilizer helps plants grow more quickly. He set up 25 plants in a control group (got no fertilizer), and 25 plants in his group B, the Experimental group. Both groups got the same amount of sunlight, water, space, soil; but Group A got no fertilizer while Group B got Olgens’ new fertilizer. Using what you know from class and what you can get from the context of these facts, what is:
a. A control group?
b. An experimental group?
c. How many variables is Olgens changing between the 2 groups?
6. Gabby argues with her friends over what fast food store sells the best fries. To decide, she has written a problem: who makes the longest, and most potato-tasting, French fries: BQ, O’D’s, or Andy’s? Help her by answering EACH of the lettered parts below:
a. Gabby does not know about using "If...., then...." language when she writes a hypothesis, as you know from the first question on this review sheet. Which of the following would make a good start for her hypothesis (circle one choice below):
1). fries that are the longest and most potato flavored will be liked best;
2). fries that are the saltiest are the best;
3). too many fries are the best kind.
b. Now, Gabby has her problem and hypothesis. What’s the next thing she should do to get ready for her experiment?
c. Should Gabby measure the length of a few (2-10) French fires, a few hundred, or a few thousand to learn whose fries are longest, on average?
d. Which of the following data is quantitative: whose fries are the:
1). best;
2). most potato-tasting, or
3). longest?
7. Gabby argues with her friends over what fast food store sells the best fries. To decide, she has written a problem: who makes the longest, and most potato-tasting, French fries: BQ, O’D’s, or Andy’s?
a. She has her problem and hypothesis. What’s the next thing she should do to get ready for her experiment?
b. Should Gabby measure the length of a few (2-10) French fires, a few hundred, or a few thousand to learn whose fries are longest, on average?
c. Which of the following data is quantitative: whose fries are the:
i. best;
ii. most potato-tasting, or
iii. longest?
7. We’re hungry, sitting at Rippowam. Jaden says he’ll bike over and get lunch at one of the following places:
• Bull’s Head Diner 0.9 kilometers (km) away
• McDonalds on Bedford 4 km away
• Dairy Queen 3 km
• Garden Catering 2 km
• Chili Chicken 0.9 km
a. What is the range of distances to these restaurants? ______ to ________
b. For these distances, what is the median, mode, and mean (average) of these distances? ______
Breaking News: Given how much material is in this Review Sheet, we're going to put the test off until Wednesday. You will have homework this weekend: reading and completing this review sheet. All of this will be graded at the time of the test, so please be sure to bring your work with you on Wednesday.
While studying the water cycle, Andrew and Davidson want to know if adding energy (light) will make water evaporate faster. They each put 250 mL of water in four 500-mL beakers, and place beakers around the lab, some near the sunny windows, some near the drafty windows around the air conditioner, some on top of the air vents, and some in the dark closet. Andrew and Davidson checked and recorded the amount of water left in each beaker every day for 3 weeks.
8. How could Andrew and Davidson write their hypothesis?
a. Water evaporates more quickly if exposed to sunlight.
b. Water in a cool place will evaporate more quickly.
c. Water in a cool, dark place will turn cloudy.
d. Air from vents passing over the beaker will cool the water and make it evaporate less quickly.
9. Which of the following were not variables in Andrew and Davidson’s experiment?
a. The amount of water
b. Size of the beakers
c. Exposure to light
d. Using tap water or bottled water
10. In Andrew and Davidson’s experiment, which of the following factors were kept constant?
a. The amount of water in the beakers
b. Exposure to light
c. Using tap water or bottled water
d. None of the above
11. Did this experiment include a control, or not? __________Explain your answer with evidence.
Andrew and Davidson recorded the following data:
a. water near the sunny windows decreased by 30 mLs per day, and was gone in 9 days.
b. water near the drafty windows around the air conditioner decreased by 25 mLs per day, and was gone in 10 days.
c. water on top of the air vents decreased by 40 mLs per day, and was gone in 7 days.
d. water in the dark closet decreased by 15 mLs per day, and was gone in 17 days.
12. Make a data table using Andrew and Davidson’s recorded data.
13. Draw a conclusion: did putting energy (light) into the water make it evaporate most quickly? _______ Explain, using evidence from your data table.
14. How could Andrew and Davidson confirm their results?
a. Fewer trials
b. More trials
c. Smaller sample size
15. Risk vs. advantage: Medicines, like the simulation (lemonades) we tested, involve taking on a risk in exchange for gaining a possible advantage(cure or relief of symptoms). For example, Dr. Goldberger’s prisoners took risks (getting pellagra) and gave up advantages (possibly avoiding the disease) to gain an advantage (better diet for some, early release). Taking on risk and giving up something to get something else is a _____________.
16. Vocabulary words (Write in the definitions):
clinical trial -
Control group -
data -
disease-
dominant - usually the hand that you write with.
Ethics –
Evidence -
experimental group -
hypothesis -
Inference -
informed consent-
Observation -
placebo –
placebo effect-
qualitative -
quantitative -
range –
reproducible - able to be recreated and repeated.
sample size -
sensitivity - how much an organism or part will respond to stimulation.
simulate (simulation) -.
trade-offs –
variable - any factor that could affect the results of an experiment.
Experiments should be designed to allow only one factor to change,
so we can see how it affects the result. Ex: Dr. Goldberger reduced
variables by limiting prisoners to a diet of corn until many of them
developed pellagra.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Oct. 5, 2011
Cool science story of the day: a satellite filmed a comet hitting the Sun and then a gas jet called a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) shot out the other side of the Sun. npr blog
Homework:
7th Grade: Read on line book pages A43 through A46, study for test.
6th Grade: Reflection (minimum 3 sentences) about the differences between solids, liquids and gases.
Homework:
7th Grade: Read on line book pages A43 through A46, study for test.
6th Grade: Reflection (minimum 3 sentences) about the differences between solids, liquids and gases.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Homework for Oct. 4
If you don't understand what the substitute teacher told you for homework, here are the assignments:
7 th grade: Design your own experiment for throwing the porcupine balls. See page A36 of the on-line book. Follow the instructions and respond in writing (on a separate piece of paper) to paragraphs 12 through 14. You'll turn that in tomorrow.
6th grade: Reflection about the tests of chemical properties that you were to learn about in class today, found in the online book (see SEPUP/Lab-Aids link), in the Studying Substances Scientifically Unit, "Identifying Liquids" Activity on page A23. You read about, saw on 10/3, or should have seen today tests for the following properties: Appearance, Miscible in water, Miscible in Ethanol, Contains Water, Corrosive, or Toxic. If you did not see these, did not understand, or don't recall, you should still see page A23 mentioned above and write a reflection on what you can learn from looking at the online book.
7 th grade: Design your own experiment for throwing the porcupine balls. See page A36 of the on-line book. Follow the instructions and respond in writing (on a separate piece of paper) to paragraphs 12 through 14. You'll turn that in tomorrow.
6th grade: Reflection about the tests of chemical properties that you were to learn about in class today, found in the online book (see SEPUP/Lab-Aids link), in the Studying Substances Scientifically Unit, "Identifying Liquids" Activity on page A23. You read about, saw on 10/3, or should have seen today tests for the following properties: Appearance, Miscible in water, Miscible in Ethanol, Contains Water, Corrosive, or Toxic. If you did not see these, did not understand, or don't recall, you should still see page A23 mentioned above and write a reflection on what you can learn from looking at the online book.
Monday, October 3, 2011
guest blogger and home work!! XD
7th: write a reflection in a minumum of 3 sentences about what we learned in class today. Use vocab words such as Range,Hypothosis,and Variable. Ps study for vocab quiz tomorrow. Words are:Data,Hypothesis,Qualitative,Quantitative,Sample Size,Range; plus one or more old vocab words such as Scientific Method and Ethics
6th grade homework reflect on differences between physical and chemical properties. [Added later by Mr. G: your vocab words include: hazardous, hazardous materials, evidence, substance, element, compound, mixture, corrosive, flammable, mixture, observation, properties, physical properties, chemical properties. Since you looked at the blog, you get a "boost": you can bring your vocab cards in to use during the quiz.]
see u l8r!!!!XDDD
by guest blogger:Alexa
6th grade homework reflect on differences between physical and chemical properties. [Added later by Mr. G: your vocab words include: hazardous, hazardous materials, evidence, substance, element, compound, mixture, corrosive, flammable, mixture, observation, properties, physical properties, chemical properties. Since you looked at the blog, you get a "boost": you can bring your vocab cards in to use during the quiz.]
see u l8r!!!!XDDD
by guest blogger:Alexa
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