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Individual Lab
the study of Group Group
Activities Activities
Research
LIFE Activities Activities
• Be quiet when • Be quiet when • Be quiet when • Collaborate with • Divide up large
others are speaking others are speaking others are speaking your classmates assignments
• Actively listen to • Actively listen to • Listen to other • Share your thoughts • Assign a chunk to
what they are saying what they are people’s questions • Be open to new each person in your
• Think about what saying and the answers to ideas group
Learn they are saying • Think about what the questions – you • Support each • Take turns sharing

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• Respond to what they are saying may need the same other’s ideas the information you
from others are saying
• Contribute
• Do not interrupt or
speak over your
information
• Ask the teacher if
• Assign roles for the
lab
find
• Acknowledge the
Others meaningfully to the
discussion
classmates
• Contribute
you have questions • Fulfill your role effort your peers
put in
during the lab
meaningfully to the • Work together
discussion
• Fulfill your role in
your group
• Make connections • Share your ideas, no • Incorporate ideas • Think about what • Consider leaving
between what you ideas are dumb from other classes you’re curious your comfort zone
already know and • Believe you can • Art in all its forms about and how to and researching
what you are grow if you work (music, dance, discover it something new
learning together theater, & art) can • Form hypotheses • Try a new format:
Ignite • Think outside the • Incorporate be used in the • Research to design skit, song, video,

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box everyone’s ideas science classroom your experiment poster, presentation
Your • Be accepting of
other’s ideas
into your work
• Make connections
• Have a growth
mindset
• Consider how
variables can affect
• Investigate topics
you’re curious
Creativity • Remember mistakes
are an opportunity
between what
we’re learning and
• Push yourself
beyond what you
your experiment
• Use your data to
about

to grow the real world think you can do make connections

• Form conclusions
based on your data
and observations
 • Raise your hand to • Have one • Work quietly at your • Listen to the • Gather information
speak or ask groupmate gather desk instructions your from several
questions required materials • Write your name teacher gives you sources
• Take notes • Read directions for and period on the • Read the directions • Only use credible
• Follow established the assignment assignment for the laboratory resources
procedures for • Speak to your peers • Read instructions activity completely • Document your

Follow activities with a low volume for the assignment before beginning research

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• Answer questions
with a white board
when appropriate
• Follow the rubric
when evaluating
your work
• Raise your hand to
ask a question
• Use technology for
• Follow all laboratory
safety rules
• Wear your goggles
• Cite your sources

• Follow the steps • Use necessary classwork only and apron and
modeled by the materials gloves if necessary
teacher • Use technology for • Ask questions if you
classwork only have any
• Clean up when you
are done
• Arrive on time • Be on task • Have the necessary • Have one person • Sign out a laptop to
• Put away • Help peers stay on materials from your lab group use
distractions task • Read required collect the • Actively search for
(including phones) • Share ideas with information necessary materials the information
• Complete peers on how to • Be on task • Allow everyone to required to
assignments before complete activities • Write legibly participate in the complete the
Engage class • Do your share of the • Organize your ideas experiment assignment

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• Place completed work • Complete all • Think about and talk • Stay on task
in the assignments in tray
for your class with
• Present what you
learned to the class
questions about what you’re
trying discover
• Use library
databases
Lesson your name and
period on them
• Record your data
and observations
• Be thorough – use
more than one
• Have supplies ready • Ask questions resource
• Contribute • Discuss how you • Ask questions
meaningfully to the could improve your
discussion experiment in the
future