MY REFLECTION JOURNAL
Name: _______________________
Period: _____
For each day of the scientific method unit you are to reflect in your journal on the material you learned for the day. Each journal entry will consist of a summary of the movie you watched and a
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follow up question(s) you may have regarding the material. Each entry will be worth two points, one point for the summary and one point for the question, and will be graded upon completion. YOU MUST WRITE A QUESTION WHERE STATED. I WILL NOT ACCEPT “I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.” THE SUMMARY OF THE MOVIE SHOULD BE EXACTLY 25 WORDS. NO MORE OR NO LESS.
Learning Goal 1: Objective 1:
Task 1: Observation and Inference Video and Summary
Movie Summary: __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
Questions I still want to learn about this topic:
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Task 2: Observation and Inference Quizlet Vocabulary Review
- Check the box when you have completed the Quizlet Vocabulary Review Assignment
Task 3: Observation and Inference Concept Map
- Check the box when you have completed the concept map on the following page. Make sure you read the directions carefully and include
OBSERVATION AND INFERENCE CONCEPT MAP
Use the following words to create a mind map, a type of concept map. The directions for making this type of concept map can be found on Schoology through the attached word document or the attached video link. Please remember to view the rubric before submitting your assignment. You can complete this assignment on the space provided below.
Words:
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Task 4: Observation and Inference Worksheet
- Check the box when you have completed the Observation and Inference worksheet below.
Read the following passage and decide: (a) what observations Inspector Richards made and (b) what inferences were based on each observation.
Murder?
The rain had just stopped. Inspector Richards arrived at the house at 2 P.M. The front door was locked. He pried open the door and went in. Mrs. Williams was lying in bed. She was dead. The bedroom window faced the garden. The window was open and there were several small puddles of water between Mrs. Williams’s bed and the window. The woman was wearing a pearl necklace, and there was a bottle of pills on the night table near the bed. Mr. Williams was out of town on business. Because Mrs. Williams was still wearing her pearls, robbery could not have been the motive. It was obviously a case of murder. The murderer must have come in through the bedroom window and killed Mrs. Williams. The puddles of water were probably left by his shoes.
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Learning Goal 2: Objective 1:
Task 1: Hypothesis, Theory, and Law Video and Summary
Movie Summary:
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Questions I still want to learn about this topic:
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Task 2: Hypothesis, Theory and Law Quizlet Vocabulary Review
- Check the box when you have completed the Quizlet Vocabulary Review Assignment
Task 3: Hypothesis, Theory, and Law Concept Map
- Check the box when you have completed the concept map on the following page. Make sure you read the directions carefully and include
HYPOTHESIS, THEORY, AND LAW CONCEPT MAP
Use the following words to create a mind map, a type of concept map. The directions for making this type of concept map can be found on Schoology through the attached word document or the attached video link. Please remember to view the rubric before submitting your assignment. You can complete this assignment on the space provided below.
Words:
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Learning Goal 3: Objective 1:
Task 1: Parts of an Experiment Video Summary and Questions
Movie Summary:
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Questions I still want to learn about this topic:
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Task 2: Parts of an Experiment Quizlet Vocabulary Review
- Check the box when you have completed the Quizlet Vocabulary Review Assignment
Task 3: Parts of an Experiment Concept Map
- Check the box when you have completed the concept map on the following page. Make sure you read the directions carefully and include
pictures/images when needed.
PARTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CONCEPT MAP
document or the attached video link. Please remember to view the rubric before submitting your assignment. You can complete this assignment on the space provided below.
Words:
Scientific Method, Questions, Experiment, Variables, Hypothesis, Theory, Independent, Constants, Observation, Dependent, Senses, Law, Guess
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Task 4: Parts of an Experiment Worksheet
Directions: Listed below are observations and inferences made by middle school students. Your assignment is to design a controlled experiment to test the student’s inferences. Make sure you are labeling the observation and inference the student made as well as the independent variables dependent variables and a minimum of three
constants for the experiment.
Scenario #1: A student noticed that the plants in the room where she practices her classical piano have grown taller than plants found in the other rooms of the house. The student guessed that music must have an impact on plant growth. Design an experiment that will allow the student to determine if her inference is correct.
1. Observation:_________________________________________________________________
2. Inference: ___________________________________________________________________
3. Hypothesis: _________________________________________________________________
4. Independent Variable: _______________________________________________________
5. Dependent Variable: _________________________________________________________
6. Constants: __________________________________________________________________
Scenario #2: Johnny noticed that many of the other students in his gym class were running faster than him. He saw that these other students all were wearing Nike shoes while he was wearing Reeboks. He thought to himself that Nike shoes must make you run faster than other type of tennis shoes. Design an experiment that will allow the student to determine if his inference is correct.
1. Observation:______________________________________________________________
2. Inference:________________________________________________________________
3. Hypothesis:_______________________________________________________________
4. Independent Variable:____________________________________________________
5. Dependent Variable: ________________________________________________________
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Learning Goal 3: Objective 2:
Task 1: Groups of an Experiment Video Summary and Questions
Movie Summary:
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Questions I still want to learn about this topic:
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Task 2: Groups of an Experiment Quizlet Vocabulary Review
- Check the box when you have completed the Quizlet Vocabulary Review Assignment
Task 3: Groups of an Experiment Worksheet
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Krusty was told that a certain itching powder was the newest best thing on the market; it even claims to cause 50% longer lasting itches. Interested in this product he buys the itching powder and compares it to other itching powder products.
Test subject A is sprinkled with the original itching powder and test subject B was sprinkled with the experimental itching powder. Test subject C was not sprinkled with any itching powder. Subject A reported having itches for 30 minutes and subject B reported have itches for 45 minutes.
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What is the control group?
4. What is the experimental group?
Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this out by spraying one third of the shower with coconut juice, one third of the shower with water and one third of the shower was not sprayed with anything. After three days of treatment there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either sides of the shower.
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What is the control group?
4. What is the experimental group?
5. What constants should Homer use in his experiment?
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Learning Goal 4: Objective 1:
Task 1: Analyzing Data Video Summary and Questions
Questions I still want to learn about this topic:
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Task 2: Analyzing Data Quizlet Vocabulary Review
- Check the box when you have completed the Quizlet Vocabulary Review Assignment
Task 3: Analyzing Data Worksheet
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Final Reflection:
Summarize what you learned from the entire Scientific Method Unit. The summary should be a minimum of five sentences:
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