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9/17 & 9/18 - 7 th Grade Agenda. Learning Objective: Learn about PearsonSuccessNet.com Period 4 Assembly Collect HW: Reading Notetaking p. 19 – p. 22 Pass back Graded HW & Test Ccms.ccusd.org & PearsonSuccessNet.com website Back To School Videos Brain Pop: Scientific Method
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9/17 & 9/18 - 7th Grade Agenda Learning Objective: Learn about PearsonSuccessNet.com Period 4 Assembly Collect HW: Reading Notetaking p. 19 – p. 22 Pass back Graded HW & Test Ccms.ccusd.org & PearsonSuccessNet.com website Back To School Videos Brain Pop: Scientific Method Textbook Reading: p.18 – p.22 HW: Reading Notetaking p.23 – 24 HW: Parent Signature on Grade Printout Reminder: 3 extra credit points for bringing 100% correct Chap1 Self Assessment (from PearsonSuccessNet.com) Due: 9/26 & 9/27
Daily Reflection • Prompt: Make three predictions about things in this classroom. (Write in complete sentence) .
Extra Credit Assignment • 3 extra credit point for bringing • 100% correct Chap 1 self assessment from PearsonSuccessNet.com • Due before the Chap 1 Test is given.
Daily Reflection • Prompt: Write 3 things that you learned from the brain pop video.
Important Websites • CCMS.CCUSD.ORG (For Agenda) • PearsonSuccessnet.com (Online Textbook)
Scientific Process • Observe • Pose a Question • Develop a Hypothesis • Predict • Experiment and collect data
Scientific Inquiry • Scientific Inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists inve_______ the natural world and pose expl__________ based on the evidence they gather. stigate anations
1st Step: Posing Questions • Scientific Inquiry often begins with a problem or question about an obse_________. rvation
2nd Step: Hypothesis • Hypothesis is a possible expl_______ for a set of observation or answer to a scientific question anations
3rd Step: Design an Experiment • An experiment in which only one var______ is manipulated at a time is called a controlled experiment • Why is only one variable manipulated? iable
4th Step: Collecting and Interpreting Data • Data are the facts, figures, and other evi_______ gathered through observations. • It is usually a data or a chart dence
5th Step: Drawing Conclusions • A conclusion is a summary of what you have lea_____ from an experiment. rned
6th Step: Communicating • Communicating is sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and sp______. eaking
What is the difference between Manipulated Variable and Responding Variable? • Manipulated Variable: Type of water that you give to plants • Responding Variable: Height of the plant
Manipulated Variable (Also known as Independent Variable) • The one variable that is purposely cha______ in an experiment is called the manipulated variable. nged
Responding Variable (Also known as Dependent Variable) • The factor that may change in resp_____ to the manipulated variable is called the responding variable onse
What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? • When I lower the light the crickets chirp louder
What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? • Plants exposed to rock & roll music grow taller than plants not exposed to music
What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? • students who have eaten breakfast score higher on tests than students who have not eaten breakfast.
Control • A control is part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests. In the control, the conditions are the s____ except for the manipulated variable. ame Sugar Water Water
Operational Definition • Operational definition is a statement that describes how to mea_____ a variable or define a term. For example, in the cricket experiment, what sound will count as a single chirp? sure