Bellringer(Insert Bellringer here)

See notes on slide 7&9

Benchmarks

Objective(s):

1.Distinguish between scientific theories and laws.

2.Identify examples of scientific theories

3.Identify example of scientific laws.

Vocabulary:

Theory

Law

SC.7.N.3.1-Recognize and explain the difference between theories and laws and

give several examples of scientific theories and the evidence that supports them. (Also assesses SC.6.N.3.1 and

SC.8.N.3.2.)

Agenda

1. Bellringer

2. Objective(s)

3. Journal Entries

4. Video Theory Vs. Law

5. Theory Vs. Law T-chart

6. Different Theories / Laws matching

Journal Entries

Date Entry Page NumberTheories vs. Law Notes RIGHT SIDE

Theories vs. Law Chart LEFT SIDE

Video - BBChttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00jptdd

Theories vs. LawsCreate a T chart. RIGHT SIDE

Theories:An explanation for why

natural events occur developed from

extensive observations, experimentation, and

reasoning.

LAWS: A scientific principle that

states what occurs during a natural event

developed from extensive observations and experimentation.

BILLY PASSED A TEST. SORT THESE as a Law or Theory! RIGHT SIDE

I passed because I studied for two hours and got a good night's sleep.

I got a 94% score, and missed the questions about gravity.

BILLY PASSED A TEST

THEORY: I passed because I studied for two hours and got a good night's sleep. -WHY

LAW: I got a 94% score, and missed the questions about gravity. - WHAT

Why!

Guess that Law or Theory

Theories!Laws!

Law & Theory Bank:

Theories vs. LawsCreate a T chart. RIGHT SIDE

Theories:WHY things are

this way. Plate tectonics

Cell theoryEvolution

LAWS: What we observe.

Law of superposition.

Conservation of matter

Natural selection