Enter the classroom silently and find your seat. 1. Get out your HAWK card, pencils,

agenda, and tables & graphs notes2. Put your backpack by the back wall3. Write down homework in your

agenda - NONE4. Stack agendas at the front of your

table group5. Stack tables & graphs notes on top

of agendas6. Do Now7. Wait silently for instructions

7 minAGENDADO NOW: 6.2D Quiz

Objective(s): SWBAT design an experimental investigation using a testable question and hypothesis, materials list, and procedure.

Thursday, September 3

Learner Profile: Open-Minded

Statement of Inquiry/IB TraitSTATEMENT OF INQUIRY: Humans explore the relationships among interacting variables and use evidence to impact communities and find functional solutions using scientific and technological advances.

IB TRAIT: Open-Minded

I. Parachute Lab GRASPSII. Parachute Lab ExpectationsIII. Group Work – Design the LabIV. Independent PracticeV. Exit TicketVI. Closing and Questions

Parachute Lab

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”

– Isaac Asimov

Parachute Lab

• Over the next few class periods, we will be using our knowledge and skills from this unit about scientific inquiry to perform a lab.

• Let’s read from our lab instructions sheet to find out what we’re doing for the lab!

Parachute LabGOAL: To design and build a parachute that serves a specific purpose (staying in the air the longest). ROLE: Parachute design team for Performance DesignsAUDIENCE: CEO and Board Members of Performance DesignsSITUATION: As members of the parachute design team for the company Performance Designs, your boss has asked your team to develop a brand new parachute to market to customers. Your parachute must serve a purpose – to stay in the air the longest. PRODUCT: Design and carry out a scientifically based experiment to test and determine the best parachute that carries out the specific performance. STANDARDS and CRITERIA: See the Rubric below

What questions do you still have about the parachute lab we will be performing?

Turn and Talk

I. Parachute Lab GRASPSII. Parachute Lab ExpectationsIII. Group Work – Design the LabIV. Independent PracticeV. Exit TicketVI. Closing and Questions

Parachute Lab

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”

– Isaac Asimov

Parachute Lab

• You won’t be completing this entire lab in one day, we will be working over the course of a few class periods to complete this entire lab.

• Today you will work on the following: Writing a scientific question Using background knowledge Forming a hypothesis Identifying variables Writing materials Writing a procedure

Parachute Lab

• You will work with your table groups to design the lab that you will perform next class period.

• You might not have enough time to write everything down with your group but you will have time to write down parts of your discussion and complete your thoughts during the independent practice.

Parachute Lab

• Use the following sentence stems to have discussions with your table group:• An idea is…• My guess is…• I think…• The way I would solve the

problem is…• My suggestion would be

_______ because…• I agree/disagree

because…

I. Parachute Lab GRASPSII. Parachute Lab ExpectationsIII. Group Work – Design the LabIV. Independent PracticeV. Exit TicketVI. Closing and Questions

Parachute Lab

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”

– Isaac Asimov

Guided PracticeParachute Lab

• I will keep time check in’s for you to help you stay on track to finish before class is over.

• Scientific Question and Hypothesis {10 min}

• Variables {5 min}• Materials {10 min}• Procedure {10 min}

35 min

I. Parachute Lab GRASPSII. Parachute Lab ExpectationsIII. Group Work – Design the LabIV. Independent PracticeV. Exit TicketVI. Closing and Questions

Parachute Lab

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”

– Isaac Asimov

Independent PracticeParachute Lab

• Now you will use the discussion you have had with your group to finalize your first page of the lab report.

• By the end of class, the following should be completed:

Scientific Question Hypothesis Variables Materials Procedure

• Work silently and independently

10 min

I. Parachute Lab GRASPSII. Parachute Lab ExpectationsIII. Group Work – Design the LabIV. Independent PracticeV. Exit TicketVI. Closing and Questions

Parachute Lab

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”

– Isaac Asimov

Answer the questions on a notecard silently and stack at your table group when you are finished.

1. Did we encounter any problems in our experiment so far? If so, what were they and why do you think they occurred? If not, why do you think your experiment went so well?

2. At this point, do you think our data supports or rejects our hypothesis? Why or why not?

Exit Ticket 5 min

I. Parachute Lab GRASPSII. Parachute Lab ExpectationsIII. Group Work – Design the LabIV. Independent PracticeV. Exit TicketVI. Closing and Questions

Parachute Lab

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”

– Isaac Asimov

STOP CardsS Summarize: Summarize the day’s lesson and what we learned.T Trait: What IB trait relates to the lesson?O Objective: Re-state in your own words and say whether or not we met that objective for the day.P Purpose: What was the purpose of this lesson?