I can follow a laboratory procedure and work collaboratively within a group using appropriate scientific tools.
I can work individually, with a partner, and as a team to test a scientific concept, change a variable, and record the experimental outcome and use the engineering design cycle to develop a solution with a predictable outcome.
Essential Vocabulary:
analyze claim classify communicate compare conclude data design cycle engineer evidence infer interpret investigate justify measure microscope observe organize predict/hypothesis question reasoning record relate science variable
Essential Questions:
1. What is the relationship between inference and observation? 2. What examples can you find to show the best safety practices? 3. How would you test your hypothesis? 4. How would you justify the results of your experiment? 5. a) What are the steps of the scientific method? b)Do these steps always need to be present and in the same order? 6. How can you safely use a microscope to view objects not visible to the human eye?