1. Turn in Safety Rules/ Contract with parent signature.
2. Take Safety Quiz.
3. Finalize Safety Song podcast-see Monday's instruction.  Come during lunch or Thursday afterschool if you need more time.

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1. Word Splash Prewrite:  write a paragraph about the scientific method and include these vocabulary words:  problem, hypothesis, experiment, independent variable, dependent variable, control group, controlled experiment, results, conclusion, and application.  Put in notebook.
2. Read about "Chain of Events"-pge 818.
3. Read p9-13 in textbook and take notes using Chain of Event format.
4. Finish for HW.

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1. Review Chain of Event Notes.
2. Discuss Scientific Method Notes handout.  Compare to Chain of Event Notes.
3. Discuss where observations occur in the scientific method & types.  Define inferences
4. Distribute 
5.   Read and highlight. Complete prelab.  Perform tomorrow. 

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1. Organized notebook.  Create table of contents including date, title, and page number.  Enter all papers.  Write page numbers on all papers.
2. Perform Quantitative & Qualitative Observation Using pH.

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1. Finish Quantitative & Qualitative Observation Using pH.
2. Write results paragraph.  Complete for HW.  Staple to lab handout.

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1. Discuss results paragraph.  Compare to teacher's model.
2. Create Excel bar graph for quantitative data on pH Lab.

Excel-Create a list without data

Excel-Create a Chart (also known as a graph)

1. Visit the first link on right.  This is your U drive from school.  You can upload files form home and download files to home.  FYI.
2. Create a data table to search for earth space science project ideas. Title:  Science Fair Ideas. 
3. Label first column:  website
4. Label second column:  idea
5. Visit the websites on the right (in order) and select ideas from each that interest you.
6. If time permits, google any sites you wish to find a science project idea.

Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet

Science Daily News Articles

Daytona Beach News Journal

Discover Magazine

 New York Times

MSNBC

Popular Science

International Science Fair Winners 2009

1. Continue Computer Lab for 9/10.
2. Review independent & dependent variable using IV & DV handout/Performing An Experiment.

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1. Complete 9/10 Lesson for HW.
2. Fold paper into quarters & title:  Science Project Proposal.
3. Label each section:  Problem; IV, DV, 10 Controls; Describe experiment; & 3-5 Research Topics.
4. Complete & submit on Wednesday.
5. Complete Data & Scientific Method (front side only).

1. Reminder:  Proposal due Wednesday.
2. Test on Thursday:  Scientific Method and pH.
3. Review IV/DV handout & Data & SM handout. Data & SM
4. HW-Finish Data & SM handout.

1. Use Discover Magazine to create 3 scientific problems & write bibliographies for each article.

1. Peer review of proposals.
2. Turn in proposals.
3. Test tomorrow.
4. Complete Teen Rock.

1. Take test on SM & pH.
2. Review Metric Prefixes.
3. Review length units.

1. Discussed need for well written procedures.
2. Complete Lego Lab.

1. Provide feedback on proposals
2. Assign expository research paper due next Monday.
3. Create New User account on  Turn It In.  Be sure to use correct class id on right.  Password:  bulldog.  Enter your email & create your password.  Click on the assignment and read.
4. Listen to Safety Song and take sure you got credit for the assignment (song=50, lyrics=50)

Florida Writes Rubric & Points

http://www.turnitin.com

1. Finished 1.2 Notes on same paper started at beginning of SM study.
2. Work on science project research in class as Ms. Whitt finishes reviewing SF proposal.
3. Discuss SF proposals.

1. Read Graphing Notes.
2. Review Scientific Method Notes and complete #1-18 of How An Experiment is Set Up.

1. Complete #19-20 of How An Experiment is Set Up.  Use Graphing Notes.  Proctractor on website can be downloaded.

1. Corrected web address on FPCHS Science Fair Guide to www.sciserv.org/isef instead of www.sciserv.org
2. Logged onto www.turnitin.com to and copied a paragraph from any website into Research Assignment so see originality.
3. Used NoodleBib - APA Bibliography Composer to create citations for Research paper.  Used articles from Discover Magazine.

1. Basically finished lesson from Friday.   Citations were created on NoodleBig and cut/pasted onto Word.  2nd lines were indented using CONTROL and TAB keys.  They were double spaced and put in alpha order.  Compare to citations written on notebook paper earlier.  Edit NB paper to agree with NoodleBib citations.
2. Submit Research Paper tonight.

1. Discussed issues with Research Paper submissions.
2. Discussed affect=verb & effect=noun
3. Discussed Teen Rock assignment.
4. Pair/share to brainstorm 10-20 controls on science project proposal.
5. Obtain Project Data Book (composition book) and begin entries-keep as science project diary.

1. Go to sciser.org/isef and select Documents.
2. Complete Form 1 with Name & Title.  Enter my name as Adult Advisor.
3. Complete Form 1A with your information.
4. Word Process Research Plan form on Word docment.  Include heading and Parts A-D labels.  Complete A, B, & cut/paste citations for D.
5. Complete 1B with parent & student name.
6. Print & complete any other required forms-see Form 1A.
7. HW-write detailed procedures for Part C on Research Plan & parent signature.

Science Fair Forms Instructions podcast-audio only

• use numbered steps
• write as directions/instructions
• Include 10-20 controls for controlled experiment
• safety, specialty rules
• metrics, repeated trials or groups of 10 (min)
• how to observe (DV)
• IV
•  any specified instructions at bottom of Research Form.