Essential Questions:
What are the steps needed to create a scientific inquiry?
- S.IP.M.1, S.IP.06.11, S.IP.06.12, S.IP.06.13, S.IP.06.14, S.IP.06.15, S.IP.06.16
- S.IA.M.1, S.IA.06.11, S.IA.06.12, S.IA.06.13, S.IA.06.14, S.IA.06.15
- S.RS.M.1, S.RS.06.11,S.RS.06.12, S.RS.06.13, S.RS.06.14, S.RS.06.15, S.RS.06.16, S.RS.06.17, S.RS.06.18, S.RS.06.19
Steps to the Scientific Method
Observations and Inferences
Variables
Controls- Items in an experiment that are the same for both groups you are testing.
Independent Variable- Item that changes between the control group and the experimental group.
Dependent Variable- The factor that changes as a result of the change you made (i.e. independent variable)!
Independent Variable- Item that changes between the control group and the experimental group.
Dependent Variable- The factor that changes as a result of the change you made (i.e. independent variable)!
Drops of Water on a Penny
Apple Activity:
Questions for discussion:
Questions for discussion:
- At what point does the apple stop being an apple? Defend your answer!
- Which one is not an apple at all? Discuss why or why not.
- What does an apple mean to you? Be very specific and defend your answer.
- Why is it important to be specific when describing something to another person or recording information?