Penny Lab Follow-Up Questions

Please be sure and do quality work on the Follow-Up Questions for today's lab (underneath the data table on your document). This work will be graded. Here is a description of what we are looking for:

Experiment Notes

Here are the notes from the plant experiment that we talked about in class. If you were not able to complete these notes, please use this as a resource to help you finish.

Experiment Notes

Greatest Scientific Discovery Graphic Organizer

Today, we will begin to talk about researching our Greatest Scientific Discovery Project.

To help you organize your thoughts and research data, we have created a graphic organizer. Please click on the link below. 

GSD Graphic Organizer

• When the Google doc opens, make a copy. 
• Rename the document, replacing "Copy of" with your last name.
• Move this new file into your Science folder so that it is shared with Mr. Harrington or Mr. Cuthbert
• Start filling it in!

Mystery Cube Reveal

Click the link below to see the solution to the Mystery Cube

Mystery Cube Reveal

Hit "Present" and click through the slideshow to see the full answer. Did you get it?

News ELA

Today, we'll be continuing our search for good scientific practices using our new laptops!

This will be our first trip to a cool site called News ELA, which we will use throughout the year.

Here is the link to News ELA

Mr. Harrington or Mr. Cuthbert will guide you through signing on to the site.

Today's article: Rock Snot!

The Scientific Toolbox

This year we will be taking on the view that science is like a toolbox.  This idea is that science draws on a suite of methods, not just one (the scientific method).  

Our classes completed a reading on Asteroids and Dinosaurs and then generated a list of science process skills that showed "good" science.  Here are their lists.

Taz Devils Science Toolbox List:

• use trial and error
• need to have patience
• analyze data and information
• gather and collect data
• look for patterns
• double check work and validate
• make observations
• look at different points of view
• think out of the box
• question things
• communicate and collaborate
• make connections
• questions others work
• experiment
• work off previous ideas
• share their work with others
• support ideas with evidence
• use their imagination
• research subject matter
• ask for help

Tweetie Birds Science Toolbox List:

• learn
• observe
• open to different ideas
• question everything
• think outside the box
• run tests and experiment
• use imagination
• work hard and take time
• determination, don’t give up
• collect data
• double check answers and validate
• create different theories
• share information and collaborate
• make connections
• use trial and error
• try to make things easier/ simple
• make predictions with evidence
• fail→ retry and reform ideas
• reject theories
• create hypothesis