From Science to Technology 1.2

Title: From Hypothesis to Experiment

Author: Cota

Subject: Biology

Grade: 6

Week: Oct. 31, 2007

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Ch. 3 lesson 1

Unit theme:

  Investigating hypothesis and experimentation

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

1. Design an experiment to test a hypothesis.

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Evidence, models, and explanation

Ablilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

Understandings about scientific inquiry

Nature of science

Stage 1:

Investigating Paper Falling Through Air: Independent Practice, p. 42. Allow time for students to share the results from their own experiments. Encourage discussion of these questions: Did each group conduct a fair test? Did each group arrive at the same conclusion?

Stage 2:

Portfolio, ATE p. 42. Prepare a class data chart using all of the students’ results from the experiments that they designed. Suggest that students record both the class data and their own results in their Portfolio. Students can then evaluate how their own results compare with the class results.

Stage 3:

Investigating Objects Falling Through Air, p. 43. Have students study the humorous illustration and answer the questions.

Homework: No homework in this class?

Science Skills Worksheet, p. 21. This worksheet emphasizes important safety rules. Students then identify the safety precautions not being following in an illustration.

Assessments: (attach/link copies)

__ Group assessment

__ Observation of process/student work

__ Self-assessment by student

__ Teacher generated assignment

__ Written project

__ Test/Quiz

__ Other: ____________________________________