Welcome to Thinking Science 2009/10

Class Calendar

 Week 1

• Review rules and procedures
• Course Information brochure will be sent home Wednesday, 8/12/09 for parent review.  A parent signature page is included and is due Friday, 8/14/09.
• Rules and Procedures quiz -- Thurs 8/13.
• Unit 1 Intro:  "Methods and Tools of Science" -- Objectives and Key Words
• Sec 1.1 and 1.2 "What is Science"

 Week 2

• Scientific Method Notes
• Measurement Notes/HO
• Measurement Skills Practice - Due 8/18
• Sci American Frontiers Video WS - Due 8/19
• Lab Safety Drawings - Due Thursday 8/20
• Unit Study Guide - Due Mon 8/24
• Unit 1 Test - Mon 8/24

 Week 3

    Unit 2 Intro:  "Experimental Design" -- Objectives & Key words
    Designer Planes - Intro to Design
    Notes H.O.:  Variables, Questions, Hypotheses
    Independent and Dependent Variables WS
    Writing Hypotheses WS

 Week 4

    Notes:  How to Write an Experimental Design Diagram    
    Design Diagrams Practice #1 - Due Fri 9/4
    "Timed Soaked" Lab
    Design Diagram Practice #2 - Due Wed 9/9
    Experimental Design Unit Study Gd. - Due Wed 9/9

 Week 5

    Unit 2 Key Words Due Thurs 9/10
    Unit 2 Test Thurs 9/10
    Unit 3 Intro:  Data Tables & Graphs -- Objectives & Key Words

 Week 6

    Practice with Data Tables WS
    Creating Data Tables WS
    Data Table Quiz - Wed
    Notes - Types of Graphs
    Notes - How to make line and bar graphs
    Line Graph Practice WS