Welcome back to Campbell Drive Middle School's new school year! I hope each of you had a pleasant summer. Now, let's get back into the swing of things by jumping into The Science Zone!
Essential Question: How do scientists develop scientific knowledge?
Topic: How Scientists Work
NGSSS Benchmarks: SC.8.N.1.1
Students will be able to:
-evaluate a scientific investigation sing evidence of scientific thinking and/or problem solving.
-analyze an experimental procedure to identify a design flaw and propose a method for correcting it.
-identify test (independent) and outcome (dependent) variables in an experiment.
Our bell ringer was to complete a learning styles inventory.
Home learning 1 - Choose one of the following situations and write to explain how to complete the task. Use sequential words, such as first, then, next, last, etc.
-change a light bulb in a lamp
-tie the shoelace on a sneaker
-blow up and tie a balloon
-unlock a door and enter a house
Students reviewed the scientific process via a powerpoint that can be seen in the movie below.