August 29-September 2: This Week in Science

WEEK BEGINNING: August 29, 2011		TEACHER: Beth Sellers
COURSE: Science Six
Mon	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Mastery of Notepage #2: Inquiry Vocabulary: Observation, Inference, Prediction & Classification
Activities	Notepage #2, Paragraph 2-4 Vocabulary: Activeboard Interactive Activities: Compare/Contrast vocabulary Vocabulary Practice: Observation, Inference, Prediction, & Classification Vocabulary practice at the garden: Uncover the gardens
Homework	Notepage #2 Quiz vocabulary quiz tomorrow: Observation, Inference, Prediction, and Classification (see p. 6 of Interactive Notebook)
Tues	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Assessment of Inquiry vocabulary, Introduction & practice of measurement
Activities	Vocabulary practice game Notepage #2 Vocabulary Quiz (Activeboard) Paragraph 5: Measurement- complete measurement lab (using a triple-beam balance)
Homework	None
Wed	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Introduction of parts of a Fair Test experiment
Activities	Notepage #3: Fair Test Experiments- read narrative story & discuss How to Create a Fair Test Experiment PowerPoint Activeboard activities: Independent v. Dependent variables introduction
Homework	Review Notepage #3
Thur	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Mastery of Independent and Dependent Variables
Activities	LINCing routine: Independent and Dependent Variables Activeboard practice activities Brainstorm/create garden Fair Test experiment
Homework	Review Notepage #3 Read Finding Mass Fair Test Experiment
Fri	SOL: 6.1 Scientific  Investigation
Objective	Conduction of Fair Test Experiment
Activities	Review of experiment directions Conduct experiment How to write a conclusion: Foldables activity with practice
Homework	None