1. Thursday August 26, 2010 Today, you will use scientific methodology to decide as a group what kind of car would be the best to purchase. IN: If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately A. notify your instructor. B. run for the fire extinguisher. C. throw water on the fire. D. open the windows.

2. Lets buy a car… Group leader Recorder Reporter Problem: You are going to buy a new vehicle…what kinds of questions would you want answered before you purchase the car? Agree in your group about the model of car you will buy.

3. Report from reporter.. What kinds of questions would you want answered BEFORE you purchase the car?

4. Problem 2 Since we have already decided what vehicle we would purchase, what information might we need from each dealership before we choose where to buy the vehicle?

5. Report from reporter..

6. Analysis.. How is this process of buying a car similar to a scientific investigation?

7. Scientific Investigations Require… Observations Questions Hypothesis (possible answers) Experiment Drawing conclusions

8. Obscertainer Lab

9. Results…

10. Out When you finish working with chemicals, Biological specimens, and other lab substances, always A. treat your hands with skin lotion. B. wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. C. wipe your hands on a towel. D. wipe your hands on your clothes.

11. Journal Entry…1 page Write a story that describes a dangerous situation in the lab….