DO NOWMonday Welcome!

1. Use your index card to find your seat.2. Make a name tent with the directions below.

1. Fold your name tent1. First Name and Last Initial.2. On top left corner, list your favorite color.3. On the top right corner, write your birthday.4. Underneath your name, write 3 words that describe you.

JACK W.Green October 2

Friendly, Funny, Kind

Nature of Science PuzzleTASK: Make a square using your puzzle piecesINSTRUCTIONS:1. Use the pieces of your puzzle to make a square.2. When finished, put your finger on your nose (not

in!)3. Challenge: With the added piece, make a new square.

VL 2

Exit SlipAnswer the following on a post-it in complete

sentence.QUESTION: How does this activity relate to Science?

VOICE LEVEL: 0

Name.This activity relates to Science because…..

DO NOWTuesday Answer on your index card:

My favorite lesson/lab last year in Science was….

My least favorite thing about Science class last year was….

This school year, it would help me learn if Mrs. Gaffney could….

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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:How do scientists solve problems?Why is lab safety important?

OBJECTIVES:Students will reflect on problem solving skills in a cooperative setting.

ScienceProblem-Solving

VOCABULARY

AgendaAgenda -Meet your Teacher

-Student Bingo-Wood and Nail Lab

HomeworkSupplies and Lab Safety Contract DUE FRIDAY!!!

Complete your bingo board!

Student Bingo VL 0

Meet your Teacher!

TASK: Balance all 10 nails on top of the single nail in the wooden block.

INSTRUCTIONS:1. Each group receives a wooden block with a nail in it and 10 nails.2. Try to balance all 10 nails on top of the single nail.

Solution Video

BALANCING NAILS VL 2

On the back of your index card, answer..1. What were some strengths of your

group?2. What were some weaknesses of your

group?3. Describe problem-solving strategies

your group used.4. How does this activity relate to how

scientists solve problems?

Think-Pair-Share REFLECTION

DO NOWWed/Thrs Draw a picture of a “Scientist” on the half sheet of

paper.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:How do scientists solve problems?Why is lab safety important?

OBJECTIVES:Recognize different scientists and their contributions.

ScienceProblem-SolvingFire BlanketFire ExtinguisherShower & Eye Wash Station

VOCABULARY

AgendaAgenda -Who is a Scientist?

-Direct Yourself-Goal Setting-Define “Science”

HomeworkSupplies and Lab Safety Contract DUE FRIDAY!!!

Students will share their drawings with their shoulder partner.

Stand up if…

SHARE DRAWINGS

TASK: As a table group, sort the cards into “scientist” and “non-scientist” groups.

INSTRUCTIONS:1. Sort the cards into two groups: “scientist” and “non-scientist”.2. The student records why the group organized the cards the way they did.3. The student will share with the class how they organized the cards.

VOICE LEVEL: 2

CARD SORT

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Bobak FerdowsiNASA Flight Director

In charge of landing Curiosity on Mars.

Jane Goodall

World renowned for her work with chimps. Lived among chimps for over 30 years in

Africa.

Mae Jemison • American physician and

NASA astronaut. • She became the first

African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992

• Michio Kaku is a Japanese-American theoretical physicist and T.V. personality.

Marie Curie

(Born, 7 November 1867, Died, 4 July 1934) was a

French-Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on

radioactivity.

Albert Einstein

(14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) Theoretical physicist who developed

the theory of relativity. While best known for the formula E = mc2, he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in

Physics ".

• Stephen Hawking theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Center for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge

• Regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein.

Rosalind Franklin

(25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was a British biophysicist who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA,

RNA, viruses, coal and graphite.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

is an American astrophysicist and science communicator.

Went to Colombia and The University of Texas.

Elizabeth Blackburn• Biological researcher

at the University of California

• Won the Nobel Prize in Medicine

• Plastic takes thousands of years to decompose, but 16-year-old science fair contestant Daniel Burd made it happen in just three months!

TASK: Answer questions about the classroom and lab safety.

INSTRUCTIONS:1. Students will go around the room finding the answers to the questions.

VOICE LEVEL: 0-1

Observation Activity

TASK: Set academic and personal goals for the school year.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Complete the Setting Goals letter.2. Goals must be measurable.3. You must explain how you will achieve the goalsWRITING MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES

VOICE LEVEL: 0-1

GOAL SETTING

1. Read the four definitions of “science”.

DEFINITION OF SCIENCE

1Science is a way to understand the physical world through observation and experimentation.

2Science gives us answers to the natural world.

3Science is a way to understand the universe we live in.

4Science is a process used to arrive at an answer.

DEFINITION OF SCIENCE2. Choose the definition you agree with most and

record that definition on your piece of paper.

1Science is a way to understand the physical world through observation and experimentation.

2Science gives us answers to the natural world.

3Science is a way to understand the universe we live in.

4Science is a process used to arrive at an answer.

DEFINITION OF SCIENCE

1Science is a way to understand the physical world through observation and experimentation.

2Science gives us answers to the natural world.

3Science is a way to understand the universe we live in.

4Science is a process used to arrive at an answer.

3. Find your definition number in the room and go stand by it.

4. Discuss with the other members of the group why you chose this definition.

DEFINITION OF SCIENCE5. Return to your seat. With your table, create a

new definition of science based on the thoughts and reasoning from your “corners”.

6. Create a poster with 3 illustrations that represent your definition of science.

From the National Academy of Sciences1. Use of evidence to construct testable

explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the knowledge generated through this process.

2. Use evidence to make and test hypotheses about our world and universe.

DEFINITION OF SCIENCE

DO NOWFriday On the first page of your notebook, write the

following…

Name8th gradePeriod:TannerScienceFall 2014

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:How do scientists solve problems?Why is lab safety important?

OBJECTIVES:Understand the purpose of the INBs and how it is organized.

ScienceProblem-SolvingFire BlanketGogglesApronProtective GlovesShower & Eye Wash Station

VOCABULARY

AgendaAgenda -INB Set-up

HomeworkSupplies and Lab Safety Contract DUE FRIDAY!!!

1. Number INB pages.2. Set up beginning pages: - Inside cover: Classroom Information - Page 1: Name, semester, class, teacher - Page 2: Special Assignments page - Page 3: The Top Ten - Page 4: Cornell Notes Outline - Page 5: Prefix Page3. Decorate INB cover.

INB SET UP