Subject: Earth Sciencegrade Level: Gifted 6Th

Lesson Plan

Subject: Earth ScienceGrade Level: Gifted 6th

8-17-15 to 8-21-15

Content Standard: S6CS2. Students will use standard safety practices

for all classroom laboratory investigations. S4 Tools for measurement.

Vocabulary: scientific method, hypothesis, scientific measurement, milliliter, centimeter

Parallel
Alternative
Station
Team
GROUP STUDENT NAMES
Prior data has not been collected so students are grouped by locker # and each locker has a colored flash/beaker. Students will sit at the table marked the same as his/her flask or beaker.
GROUP STUDENT NAMES –
Prior data has not been collected so students are grouped by locker # and each locker has a colored flash/beaker. Students will sit at the table marked the same as his/her flask or beaker.
. / Beginning
May include: Opening, warm up, review, anticipatory set, etc / Middle
May include: Instruction, checking for understanding, independent or group practice / End
May include: Closing, assessments, extension of lesson, etc.
Monday / Opening: Lab Safety / Middle:
TASK 1: PPT of Lab Safety
TASK 2: Read XXVIII and compare lab safety video
TASK 3: Sign lab safety contract
TASK 4: Create a cartoon pic of wrong and correct way to follow one lab rule / Ticket out the door
List 3 lab safety rules
Tuesday / Opening:
Write the definition of the two words: scientific method and hypothesis
Test individual prior knowledge / EQ:
Explain the scientific method and how is it used in experiments.
TASK 1: Open Science IN and glue the Scientific Method inside front cover
TASK2: Scientific method video
TASK 3: Turn to page XXVIII of textbook write down similar things heard in video
TASK 4: Write a complete paragraph compare/contrast / 3-2-1
3 THING YOU FOUND OUT
2 THINGS YOU LIKE
1 QUESTION YOU STILL HAVE
Wednesday / Opening:
Review information about using measurement in the scientific method / EQ: How do I use SI in science?
Task:

Each student will visit a specific station and record information using the scientific method and measurements
After completing each station, student will create a diagram to represent understanding

/ Class discussion
Thursday
CONTINUE FROM YESTERDAY / Opening: Class discussion from yesterday stations using vocabulary / EQ: Can a hypothesis being proven?

LAB DAY
Each group will setup a their lab to prove a hypothesis using an ice cube, Styrofoam cup
Write lab report and glue in Science IN

/ Class discussion
Friday / Opening: Class review / Middle:
TASK 1: Quiz on lab safety
TASK 2: Create a storyboard about lab safety, SI and scientific method / Closing:
Class discussion
Marzano’s Essential 9 (Highlight Strategies Used)

Identifying Similarities and Difference
Summarizing and Note-taking
Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
Homework and Practice
Nonlinguistic Representations
Cooperative Learning
Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
Generating and Testing Hypotheses
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

/ Multiple Intelligence (Highlight Accessed Intelligences)

Verbal-Linguistic
Logical-Mathematical
Visual-Spatial
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic

Name ______Class______Date______

Holt Science and Technology 32 The World of Earth Science

Skills Worksheet

Vocabulary and Section Summary

Scientific Methods in Earth Science

VOCABULARY

In your own words, write a definition of the following terms in the space provided.

1. scientific methods

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2. hypothesis

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SECTION SUMMARY

Read the following section summary.

• Scientists begin to learn about the natural world by asking questions.

• The steps of scientific methods are to ask a question, form a hypothesis, test the

hypothesis, analyze the results, draw conclusions, and communicate results.

• Communicating results allows the evidence to be reviewed for accuracy by other

scientists.

• Scientific investigations often lead people to ask new questions about the topic.

SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR LAB SAFETY QUIZ, LAB SAFETY POWERPOINT

ICE CUBE LAB