9/27 - 7 th Grade Agenda

1. 9/27 - 7th Grade Agenda Collect HW: Reading Notetaking p.19 – 22 Collect Signed Grade Printout Process of Science Classwork: Conduction Scientific Investigation Worksheet Class Reading p. 18 – p.22 HW: Reading & Note Taking p.23 & 24 Extra Credit: 100% Correct on Chap 1 Self Assessment on PearsonSuccessnet.com (3 Points) Due 10/4

2. Daily Reflection • Prompt: What is a hypothesis and does a hypothesis needs to be always correct?

3. What are the characteristics of living things?

4. Characteristics of Living Things • 1. All living things have a c________ organization ellular

5. Characteristics of Living Things • 2. All living things contain similar ch________ emicals

6. Characteristics of Living Things • 3. All living things use E________ nergy

7. Characteristics of Living Things • 4. All living things G______ and De__________ row velop

8. Characteristics of Living Things • 5. All living things res_________ to their surroundings pond

9. Characteristics of Living Things • 6. All living things rep_________ roduce

10. Nature of Inquiry uestions Posing a q________ Forming a Hy________ municate Com__________ pothesis Design an Ex________ periments Collect and Int_________ data onclusions Draw C__________ erprete

11. Scientific Inquiry • Scientific Inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists inve_______ the natural world and pose expl__________ based on the evidence they gather. stigate anations

12. 1st Step: Posing Questions • Scientific Inquiry often begins with a problem or question about an obse_________. rvation

13. 2nd Step: Hypothesis • Hypothesis is a possible expl_______ for a set of observation or answer to a scientific question anations

14. 3rd Step: Design an Experiment • An experiment in which only one var______ is manipulated at a time is called a controlled experiment • Why is only one variable manipulated? iable

15. 4th Step: Collecting and Interpreting Data • Data are the facts, figures, and other evi_______ gathered through observations. • It is usually a data or a chart dence

16. 5th Step: Drawing Conclusions • A conclusion is a summary of what you have lea_____ from an experiment. rned

17. 6th Step: Communicating • Communicating is sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and sp______. eaking

18. What is the difference between Manipulated Variable and Responding Variable? • Manipulated Variable: Type of water that you give to plants • Responding Variable: Height of the plant

19. Manipulated Variable (Also known as Independent Variable) • The one variable that is purposely cha______ in an experiment is called the manipulated variable. nged

20. Responding Variable (Also known as Dependent Variable) • The factor that may change in resp_____ to the manipulated variable is called the responding variable onse

21. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? • When I lower the light the crickets chirp louder

22. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? • Plants exposed to rock & roll music grow taller than plants not exposed to music

23. What is the manipulated variable and responding variable? • students who have eaten breakfast score higher on tests than students who have not eaten breakfast.

24. Control • A control is part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests. In the control, the conditions are the s____ except for the manipulated variable. ame Sugar Water Water

25. Operational Definition • Operational definition is a statement that describes how to mea_____ a variable or define a term. For example, in the cricket experiment, what sound will count as a single chirp? sure