2. TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? DO NOW: (5 mins) Identify the problem being investigated on this experimental set up. To find out if light affects the rate of photosynthesis. STUDY the experimental set up below. AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK

3. SCIENTIFIC METHOD * Problem * Observation * Hypothesis * Experiment * Conclusion WHAT ARE THE STEPS? TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? AGENDA DO NOW: Identifying variables MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK MINI LESSON: 10- 15 mins AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK

4. TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? MINI LESSON: 10- 15 mins AGENDA DO NOW: Identifying variables MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK You have been assigned to design an experiment to determine the effects of light on the growth of tomato plants. In your experimental design be sure to: identify the independent variable in the experiment [1] Light Independent Variable- the factor that is being ma nipulated. Dependent Variable- factor that is being observed how it changes in response to the independent variable. AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK

5. TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? MINI LESSON: 10- 15 mins AGENDA DO NOW: Identifying variables MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK You have been assigned to design an experiment to determine the effects of light on the growth of tomato plants. In your experimental design be sure to: state one hypothesis to be tested [1] I think that light will affect the growth of plant I think that light will not affect the growth of plant AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK

6. TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? MINI LESSON: 10- 15 mins AGENDA DO NOW: Identifying variables MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK You have been assigned to design an experiment to determine the effects of light on the growth of tomato plants. In your experimental design be sure to: describe the type of data to be collected [1] height/ growth of plant AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK

7. TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? MINI LESSON: 10- 15 mins Control group: Experimental group: Variable : Light : 30 plants of the kind : 30 plants of same kind : same height : same height : NO LIGHT : WITH LIGHT AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK

8. TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? ACTIVITY: 5-10 MINS WORKSHEET: DESIGNING A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK

9. TOPIC : CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT AIM : How do we design and interpret a controlled experiment? HOMEWORK AGENDA DO NOW: Identifying variables MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method identifying steps in scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK ANSWER HOMEWORK SHEET # 1 AGENDA DO NOW: Problem Identification MINI LESSON: identifying steps of scientific method designing a controlled experiment ACTIVITY: Answering regents based questions REFLECTION HOMEWORK