Lt: I can maintain an orderly working environment.   LT: I can explore the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in my own efforts to understand how the world works.      Lt: I can maintain an orderly working environment. 

What are your favorite tv shows?

What do these tv shows have in common?

How many of you like a good mystery? Play spot the difference game

Have an eye for detail

Now play with a partner Could you remember more with a partner?

Concentrate, cut out distractions. What are some distractions you may face?

What does the word “fallacies” mean”? a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.

Play sudoku

Let’s solve a mystery! What are the clues?

Science is all about inquiry. What are the steps to the scientific method? Discuss in your group.

Scientific method pre-assessment Name the different parts of the scientific method?

The Nature of Science Scientists are like _____________________ trying to solve mysteries. Scientists gather information and __________________________ in their search for answers to questions. A _________________________ is an educated guess about a possible solution to a mystery. detectives research hypothesis

The Nature of Science cont. B. Scientists use a problem-solving procedure called the __________________; it includes identifying a problem, gathering information, making hypotheses, testing the hypotheses, analyzing results, and drawing conclusions. Scientific method

LT: I can describe the steps of the scientific method Lt: I can maintain an orderly working environment. 

The Nature of Science cont. C. __________________ is a process of observing, studying, and thinking about things to gain knowledge to better understand the world. 1. Any attempt to find out ________________ and ________________ things look and behave the way they do is a performance of science. 2. _________________ is the study of Earth and space. Science how why Earth Science

The Nature of Science cont. D. Testing, or ______________________, is an important part of science. 1. ___________________ are the different factors that can change in an experiment. a. An experiment should be designed so that only ______ variable at a time is tested. b. The variable that changes, the one being tested in an experiment, is the _________________________. experimenting variables one Independent variable

The Nature of Science cont. c. Constants are variables that ____________ change. d. A _______________________ is the variable being measured. 2. A ________________________ is a standard to which results can be compared; the same experiment done with the same variables, except it omits the _______________________ variable. 3. For results to be valid or reliable, test should be repeated ________________ times. do not dependent variable control independent many

The Nature of Science cont. 4. _________________________ and recording data and discoveries are important parts of an experiment. a. Data and observations must be analyzed to draw _______________. b. Unexpected ______________________ may be important and should be recorded, as well. Observing conclusions results

The Scientific Method The Scientific method is a way to think about problems and a way to solve them. Scientists do not always follow the steps of the scientific method in order. However, after a problem is solved, a scientist can use the scientific method to explain how the solution was reached. The scientific method can be broken down into the following parts: Record and analyze data State the problem or ask a question Experiment Gather information on the topic Form a hypothesis State a conclusion

Create your own experiment Homework Create your own experiment Determine the controls, independent variable, dependent variable, and the constant(s). Write a question that you are trying to answer with your experiment: (hint—what are you trying to find out?)

Learning Targets 1. I can name and describe the steps of the scientific method. 2. I can follow the steps of the scientific method to solve a problem. 3. I can record data in a table or chart. 4. I can construct a graph that shows the results of the investigation.

materials 3 empty plastic bottles half cup of water 1 tea spoon of dish soap 3 different dish detergents Color pencils to create graphs Graph paper Plain paper Pencil