Do Now:

September, 12th

Write a hypothesis for the scientific question: Does participating in class improve student learning? IF a students participates the days a day for a month THEN his or her learning will increase by 25%. Write a hypothesis for the scientific question:

Should recess be a part of high school because it has a positive effect on school culture?
IF students have recess for 30 min a day THEN there will be less than 3 fights per day in the halls.

Inquiry Results: What did you find??

Yellow Cube # 1 IF the even numbers have a diagonal line and the cube has the number pattern of a regular dice (1 through 6) THEN the blank side will have a 2 and a diagonal line. Orange Cube # 2 IF the number are even, form a sequence that increases by two, and numbers on opposite sites add up to 14 THEN the blank side will have a 12. Blue Cube # 3 IF opposite sides have a boy and girl version of the same name and opposite sides are written in the same color THEN the blank side will have the name Christine written in green.

Final Thoughts:
How

did we act as scientists today? How were we involved in inquiry?

We made observations, asked, questions, recorded data, analyze observations, made inferences, and formulated hypotheses. We did not perform an experiment.

STUDY for QUIZ tomorrow!

Study Guide: Write 2 hypothesis Make qualitative and quantitative observations and inferences about a picture Match vocabulary with definition or example (qualitative, quantitative, observation, inference, hypothesis, inquiry, data, experiment)

Learning Goal
Students will be able to Identify the different elements of scientific inquiry. Students will be successful when Explain the steps of scientific inquiry in their own words. Analyze why each step of the inquiry process is essential and how the steps are connected.

Guided Reading: Scientific Inquiry

Read selected section of your textbook. Readings are shown bold. Answer the questions connected to every reading. You can work with your shoulder partner.

Exit Slip:

Observing is shown only at one point during the cycle. At what other points during the cycle is observing necessary? Explain.
Picture is also on page 30 in your book.