Get to work…1. First, you might have a new seat. Check

the roster on the bulletin board.2. Pick up your graded diagnostic test answer

sheet from the table in the back of the room near where you get your notebooks.

3. Get your notebooks.4. Pick up a Notebook Self Assessment form and

a Study Guide from the front table.5. In your ISN table of contents, fill in page 34 as

Self Assessment.6. On ISN page 34, put Sept 10 and Self

Assessment.

Reminders …1. Cell phones, backpacks, food/drink2. Unit summative test tomorrow3. Notebooks due tomorrow4. Lab information in your notebook due

tomorrow

Today …1. You will add to the Aha Connections page.2. You will do a notebook self assessment.3. You will use the diagnostic test to review for

tomorrow’s test.

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Aha Connections Aug 31

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Aug 31 Aha Connections

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WhatIs

Science?How isScienceDone?

Pages 24 & 25: Scientists make quantitative and qualitative observations. They then make inferences based on those observations. They use the observations as empirical evidence.

Pages 26 & 27: Science can change when new information is discovered. It is self correcting. It never PROVES anything.

Pages 28 & 29: Science starts with observations. Then you make a hypothesis (a prediction) and test it to collect data. You revise the hypothesis and repeat as needed. Finally, you share!

Science helps us understand the natural world. It assumes that the world works according to rules that do not change unpredictably. Theories are “big

picture” science ideas that have been tested over and over and haven’t been proven wrong yet.

Pages 30 & 31: Only one independent variable is changed at a time in a controlled experiment. Everything else stays the same.

Notebooks…1. You will look at the rubric on page 1.2. Label the categories as

a)10=A+b)9=Ac) 8=Bd)7=Ce)6=Df) 5=F

Notebooks…1. The notebook will be worth 25

points.a) A+=25b) A=24-23c) B=22-20d) C=19-18e) D=17-15f) F=14 and below

Notebooks…1. Go through the notebook. What do you

honestly think you earned?a) Cover pageb) Lorax notesc) Don’t Be Fooledd) Unit Trigger notese) Aha Connectionsf) Mystery Cubesg) Scientific Method I & IIh) Vocabulary.

2. Neat and organized?

Notebooks…1. Fill in sections about topics that

made sense and topics that you are still unsure about.

2. You can explain on front or back what you like about ISNs and what you don’t like.

3. Keep in mind we’re not getting rid of them. But you can make suggestions for changes.

Test review…1. Should you eat and drink in the lab?2. Should you place materials near the edge of

your desk?3. Should you wear safety goggles during lab?4. Should you drink from lab beakers?5. Should you clean up your lab materials at the

end of class?6. Are closed toe shoes or flip flops better to

wear during a lab?7. Should you smell something directly from a

beaker?8. Should you dump all lab chemicals down the

sink?

Test review…1. You will work as a lab group to come to an

agreement about what the diagnostic test answers were.

2. It’s not good enough to just write an answer down. Do you understand why it’s the answer? Help each other!

3. Use your ISNs, especially the Aha Connections.

4. We will review answers together. I will call on you to give your answer and possibly an explanation. (What makes the other choices wrong?)