Students
will learn safe, environmentally appropriate and ethical
practices while conducting field and laboratory
practices with a variety of tools throughout the school
year. Students will use MSDS information and conduct
correct safety procedures to make informed decisions.
Students will identify independent and dependent
variables and constants.
Students will formulate a hypothesis, design an
experimental procedure and choose appropriate equipment
and technology tools to conduct experiments.
Students will display and write formal conclusions by
designing data tables, graphs, or other visuals. Graphs
will have the appropriate placement of x-y values, units
and titles. Student will design the graph by using
appropriate graph type for the data collected.
Students will use critical thinking and scientific
problem solving skills to analyze theories that are
presented through the curriculum.
Critical Questions:
- Why is it important to understand and use safety
procedures?
- What are the steps of the Scientific Method and
why are they important to follow?
- What determines the graph type used to present
data that has been collected?
- How are informed decisions made using critical
thinking and scientific problem solving?
Suggested Time Frame: 2 Weeks
