ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do scientists develop scientific knowledge?
TOPIC: How Scientists Work
NGSSS: SC.8.N.1.1
BENCHMARKS:
-Define a problem from the 8th grade curriculum using appropriate reference materials to support scientific understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types: systematic observations, or experiments, identify variables.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-design and conduct a scientific investigation to demonstrate evidence of scientific thinking and/or
problem solving.
-interpret and analyze data to make predictions and defend conclusions.
-explain the value of hypotheses, even if they turn out not to be supported by the data.
BELL RINGER- Scientific Method handout
Once again, students worked on completing the lab. Classes that finished began the lab write-up. Due to testing, some classes have not completed the activity.