1. On Target? Do this on your Warm Up worksheet!
No warm up this week! Sit with a group of 4 and be ready to go when the bell rings!

2. For today . . .
Warmup
Final Project!

3. Congratulations! You’re done with the EOC!!
In the near future…
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri 12 13 14
Graduation
(Half-Day) 15 16 19
FINALS: 5/6 20
FINALS: 3/4 21
FINALS: 1/2 22
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! 23
Congratulations! You’re done with the EOC!!

4. FIELD STUDY
Field studies allow scientists to compare two conditions as they exist in nature. Scientists observe and gather data to answer a question without changing environment they are studying. Your grade on this STUDY will be added to your FINAL grade. It will be a presentation of the FIELD STUDY you design and report your findings during finals.

5. Field Study: Focus on answering the question: what can we measure?
YOU ARE HERE!

6. Do dandelions grow more in the middle or near the edges of a field? 
Are more insects found around our school in the morning or the afternoon? 
Where do you find the most pill bugs (isopods): under a rock, in the grass, or under bushes? 
Are soil temperatures the warmest at a depth of 5 cm, 10cm, or 15cm? 
What side of trees do nonvascular plants like mosses and liverworts live?  
Which location (under bushes, open grass, or on black top) has the highest temperature at 10:00am at our High School? 
Do tree species, tree density, tree diameter, or tree height differ between north and south facing slopes? 
Do birds sing more from 8:30-9:00 a.m. or 3:00-3:30 p.m. in June? 
What is the relationship between the number of days over 60 F and the presence of dandelion flowers on a field?

7. Scoring Rubric (each section is an individual person’s grade)
Introduction:
What were you curious about?
What were you interested in studying?
What is your investigative question?
Design:
Hypothesis (if… because…)
Procedure (materials, conditions to be compared, data to be collected, method for collecting data, environmental conditions to be recorded, etc.)
Data:
Results (data) collected
Graph of data
Explanation of data (high, low, averages, differences, etc.)
Conclusion:
Answer to investigative question using data
Was your hypothesis correct/incorrect?
Scientific explanation (why does this make sense or not? What alternative explanations might also explain your results?)

8. TODAY (Information can be found on website):
Make sure your procedure is
checked off by Ms. G!
Create your data table
GET THIS APPROVED BY MS. G
BEFORE GOING ON!
Start taking data!
Bring your data table,
materials needed to
measure data, and something
to write with outside.
Go to your different locations, measure/record data, and return
Analyze your data when you are finished! You need:
Completed Data Table
Graph of data
Explanation of data (high, low, averages, differences, etc)
YOU ARE HERE!

9. Grading Rubric DESIGN 1 2 3 4 Question (thoughtful and interesting)
Question (thoughtful and interesting)
Hypothesis with a scientific reason
Materials listed
PROCEDURE
Logical steps to do the field study
Conditions to be compared clear
Repeated trials for reliability
DATA
Specific numerical data is planned for and taken, other observational data is included
GRAPH
Analysis of data shows relationship between conditions
CONCLUSION
Clearly explains the relationship between conditions and gives a credible scientific reason for the data. Proposes a question for further study.
SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES
Exemplifies scientific curiosity, observation skills and communication with teammates
Shows the Eagle Way

10. What do you need to do today before starting your conclusions?
On Target? Tuesday 6/14/16
What do you need to do today before starting your conclusions?
**If you have forgotten what you signed up for yesterday (or you were absent), please double-check with your group, or with me**

11. In the near future… Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri FINALS: 5/6 FINALS: 3/413
Field Study Procedure
Data collection 14
Graduation
(Half-Day) 15
PowerPoint Presentation Prep 16
FINALS: 5/6 17
FINALS: 3/4 20
FINALS: 1/2 21
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

12. Today’s Goals: Finish collecting data Start writing conclusions
Start putting your PowerPoint presentations together

13. (each section is an individual person’s grade)
Scoring Rubric
(each section is an individual person’s grade)
Introduction:
What were you curious about?
What were you interested in studying?
What is your investigative question?
Design:
Hypothesis (i.e.: if… then… because…)
Procedure (materials, conditions to be compared, data to be collected, method for collecting data, environmental conditions to be recorded, etc.)
Data:
Results (data) collected
Graph of data
Explanation of data (high, low, averages, differences, etc.)
Conclusion:
Answer to investigative question using data
Was your hypothesis correct/incorrect?
Scientific explanation (why does this make sense or not? What alternative explanations might also explain your results?)

14. On Target? Wednesday 6/15/16
What information do you need to include for your section of the presentation?
**If you have forgotten what you signed up for yesterday (or you were absent), please double-check with your group, or with me**

15. ***email your finished PowerPoints to me at the end of class***
In the near future…
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri 13
Field Study Procedure
Data collection 14
Graduation
(Half-Day) 15
PowerPoint Presentation Prep 16
FINALS: 5/6 17
FINALS: 3/4 20
FINALS: 1/2 21
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
*** your finished PowerPoints to me at the end of class***

16. ***email your finished PowerPoints to me at the end of class***
Today’s Goals:
Finish gathering data (if needed)
Finish conclusions
Put group PowerPoint presentations together
*** your finished PowerPoints to me at the end of class***

17. Areas of Uncertainty:
During your presentation, you will be asked about any aspects of your field study that introduce uncertainty into your results.

18. (each section is an individual person’s grade)
Scoring Rubric
(each section is an individual person’s grade)
Introduction:
What were you curious about?
What were you interested in studying?
What is your investigative question?
Design:
Hypothesis (i.e.: if… then… because…)
Procedure (materials, conditions to be compared, data to be collected, method for collecting data, environmental conditions to be recorded, etc.)
Data:
Results (data) collected
Graph of data
Explanation of data (high, low, averages, differences, etc.)
Conclusion:
Answer to investigative question using data
Was your hypothesis correct/incorrect?
Scientific explanation (why does this make sense or not? What alternative explanations might also explain your results?)

19. Get ready to present your field studies!
Thursday 6/16/16
Finals Day 1: Periods 5 & 6
Get ready to present your field studies!

20. Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri FINALS: 5/6 FINALS: 3/4 FINALS: 1/2 Graduation13
Field Study Procedure
Data collection 14
Graduation
(Half-Day) 15
PowerPoint Presentation Prep 16
FINALS: 5/6 17
FINALS: 3/4 20
FINALS: 1/2 21
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

21. Presentation Expectations:
How can we show responsibility/effort/honesty when your own group is presenting? How can we show respect/kindness when other groups are presenting?

22. Get ready to present your field studies!
Friday 6/17/16
Finals Day 2: Periods 3 & 4
Get ready to present your field studies!

23. Presentation Expectations:
How can we show responsibility/effort/honesty when your own group is presenting? How can we show respect/kindness when other groups are presenting?

24. Get ready to present your field studies!
Monday 6/20/16
Finals Day 3: Periods 1 & 2
Get ready to present your field studies!

25. Presentation Expectations:
How can we show responsibility/effort/honesty when your own group is presenting? How can we show respect/kindness when other groups are presenting?