Course: Physical Science Grade Level(s): 8th
Content: Unit 1 // Investigation & Experimentation Week: 5
 California Academic Content Standards emphasized: 9. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept, and to address the content the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:

a. plan and conduct a scientific investigation to test a hypothesis.
b. evaluate the accuracy and reproducibility of data.
e. construct appropriate graphs from data and develop quantitative statements about the relationships between variables.

Key Ideas: using tools for measuring length, mass, using the metric system, using the internet for fact finding, problem solving, data analysis, using a spreadsheet to organize and graph data, making and testing a hypothesis
 

 CLASS MEETING AGENDA/ ACTIVITY

 MEETING 1

 [1] Q & A about PS POW. [2] Review student finding on Metric Measurement Cyber-Scavenger Hunt. [3] Introduce concept of "measurement unit conversion" between and within systems of measurement" using The Metric Sport lesson plan @

MEETING 2

 [1] Collect PS POW ( Bobo and the M&M Vendors ) [2] Introduce "Physical Science SkillWork" , its purpose, how it is to be done, when it will be assigned and returned. [3] Wrap-up "The Metric Sport" lesson. [4] Start "How do you measure up?" lesson (metric measurement and data collection) if time permits. [5] Start entering data collected from the "How do you measure up?" lesson into a spreadsheet data base for future analysis and graph making.
 

HOME SESSION AGENDA/ ACTIVITY

SESSION 1

 Make sure that the Metric Measurement Cyber-Scavenger Hunt has been completed and ready to discuss

SESSION 2

 Work on finishing some of the conversions from The Metric Sport lesson that were not. finished in class. Visit Metric System and Unit Conversion @ < http://edie.cprost.sfu.ca/~rhlogan/metric.html#end > and practice performing basic unit conversions.

SESSION 3

 Work on the first "Physical Science SkillWork™", CBS-1, be ready to ask question during the second class meeting of Week 6

RESOURCES

REMEMBER to check the FOCUS ON PHYSICAL SCIENCE reading list and keep all INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ENTRIES current !
The Metric Sport lesson plan @
Metric System and Unit Conversion @

COMMUNICATIONS

@http://www.avstc.org/aae/SciMat/ps_q_1.html
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