Being Scientific 2.1

Title:Being Scientific

Author:Cota

Subject:Science

Grade: 6th 

Week: Sept. 22-26

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Unit 1, Ch. 2 lesson 1

Unit theme:

Invites Students to practice scientific thinking including observing, inferring, and hypthoesizing. 

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

1. We learn about the world around us through observations.

2. Observations involving measurments are called quantitative observations.

3. Observations that do not involve measurments or numbers are called qualitative observations.

4. Observations can involve all of the senses, sight, touch, smell and hearing.

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Observation

Properties

Qualitative observation

Quantitative observation

Stage 1:

Prior Knowledge and preconceptions: Students will respond to the science log questions to help reveal any informationthey have.

Getting started: Stand a small cylindrical object (such as a paper towel tube) on top of a plate. The diameter of the plate should be slightly greater than the height of the cylinder. Ask students which distance is greater, the height of the cylinder or the diameter of the plate? Have a ruler handy so that the distances can be measured, Use this demonstration to explain to students that they cannot always believe what they see. Stress that accurate measurments are important when making scientific observations.

Stage 2: Test Your powers of observations: Exploration 1

Stage 3:

Do you see what I see: PPP on optical illusions and eye benders.

Homework: No homework in this class?Homework: write a story about a creature from outer space and what he would observeon Earth. This assigment must be afte the walk through the park as students makes observations of the envionment. 

Assessments: (attach/link copies)

__ Group assessment

__ Observation of process/student work

__ Self-assessment by student

__ Teacher generated assignment

__ Written project

__ Test/Quiz

__ Other: ____________________________________