SelfGuidedExperiment

Task:Designandconductanexperimentwhichhelpsyou determinetheanswertoaquestion.

Part1:Design_

Brainstormtodetermineyourguidingquestion.Researchtofindout informationaboutyourtopic.Thenhypothesizeapotentialanswertoyour guidingquestion.

DUE: (5A)TuesdayMay21st (5B)WednesdayMay22nd

Part2:Experiment_

Conductanexperimentwithcontrolsandasinglevariable.Useasystemto collectdataandthenanalyzethatdata.Usescientifictoolsandmathtohelp understandyourdata.Thendrawaconclusionbydeterminewhatyourdata showsistheanswertoyouroriginalguidingquestion.

Part3:Present_

Presentyourfindingstotheclassbyusingavisualaid.Youmaychooseany formofvisualaid(PowerPoint,posterboard,shortvideo,handout,etc.)You willnothaveachancetospeakaboutyourexperimentinfrontoftheclass, somakesureyourvisualspeaksforitself!

Parts2&3DUE:

(5A)TuesdayJune4th

(5B)WednesdayJune5th

*Iwillbegradingyourexperimentusingtheinformationonyourpresentationvisual.Ifyoudo notshowapartofyourexperiment,Iwillassumeyoudidnotdoit!

Formoreinformationonwhattoincludeinyourdesign, experimentandpresentation,pleaserefertotherubrics.

Design Rubric
Skills Question Identifiesquestionsthatcanbeanswered throughscientificinvestigation Research Connectsquestionstocurrentscientific ideas,concepts,andquantitative relationshipsinordertoguidean investigation Hypothesize Usesinductiontoformulatehypotheses basedonlogicandevidence StudentLanguage Canyourquestionbe answeredbydoingan experiment? Didyouusescienceideasto helpdesignyourexperiment? BeginningLevel 3.5points DevelopingLevel 4points MasteringLevel 5points

Didyouuseyourprevious observationstomakeyour hypothesis?

PresentationRubric
Skills Content Question Hypothesis Variables Procedure Conclusion Data Title Name 3Pictures Communicate Separatesexplanationfromdescription andopinionfromfact Communicate Clearlycommunicatesoralandwritten information Presentinformationinawaythatis Interesting Organized Concise Followsspellingandgrammar conventions. StudentLanguage Didyouincludeallofthese elements? BeginningLevel 07points DevelopingLevel 8points MasteringLevel 10points

DidyouavoidIStatements? Didyouonlymakestatements basedonfacts? Wasyourpresentationclear andreadable?

3.5Points

4Points

5Points

Didyoudoallthesethings?

ExperimentRubric
Skills Variables Controlsvariables Investigation Followsasystematicprocedure forcollectingdata Usesdatatoguideinvestigation DataAnalysis Establishescauseandeffect relationshipsbasedonevidence Organizesimpledatasetsto revealpatternsthatsuggest relationships. ComputationalThinking Decideifqualitativeor quantitativedataisbestto determinewhetheraproposed objectortoolmeetscriteriafor success. Conclusion Usesinductiontoformulate conclusionsbasedonlogicand evidence StudentLanguage Didyoukeepeverythingthe sameexceptfortheone variableyouweretesting? Didyoukeepyour experimentorganizedand recordallofyourdata? Didyoumakechangesto yourexperimentif somethingwasntworking? Canyouexplainwhatyour dataisindicating? Canyouorganizeyourdata sothatithelpsproveor disproveyourhypothesis? Didyoufindareasonable waytomeasureyourdata? BeginningLevel 7points DevelopingLevel 8.5points MasteringLevel 10points

Didyouuseyourdatato helpformaconclusion?

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ExperimentalDesignBrainstorm
Theprocessofdesigninganexperimentincludes:
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Question Research Hypothesize Experiment Analyze Conclude

QUESTION
1) Listsomeactivitiesorhobbiesthatyouenjoy: Ex. Cooking 2) Pickonethingfromthelistandthinkaboutsomeinterestingobservationsfromthatarea. Ex. Making cupcakes sometimes they fall flat in the middle 3) Pickoneobservationthatyoujustcantexplain,butwouldliketoknowmoreabout.Aska questionthatcouldbeansweredbydoinganexperimentathome: Ex. What causes the cupcakes to fall flat in the middle?

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Research
4) Dosomeinternetresearch.Hasanyonedoneanexperimentonthistopicbefore?What informationdidyoufind? Ex. Someone on food network said to use 1/2Tbs of baking soda.

Hypothesize.
5) Whataresomepossibleanswerstoyourquestion? Ex. (1) When the oven isnt hot enough, the cupcakes fall. (2) When theres not enough baking soda, the cupcakes fall. 6) Whichonedoyouthinkisthecorrectanswer(thiswillbetheoneyoutest). Ex. I think the amount of baking soda makes a difference.

7) WriteyourhypothesisasanIfThenstatement. Ex. If the amount of baking soda is increased, then the cupcakes will not fall in the middle.

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ExperimentPlanningWorksheet
1) Whatwillbetheonevariablethatyouchange? Ex. I will change the amount of baking soda.

2) Whatwillbethevariablesthatyoucontrol(dontchange)? Ex. I will not change the other ingredients: oven temperature, amount of batter, or cooking time.

3) Howmanytrialswillyoudo?Whatwilltheybe? Ex. I will do 4 trials: 1Tbs, 3/4Tbs, 1/2Tbs, 1/4Tbs per 6 cupcakes. 4) Whatdatawillyoumeasure?Howwillyoumeasureyourdata? Ex. I will measure: amount of baking soda, amount of batter, cooking time, and height of cupcakes (in centimeters).

*NOTE:Questionsinblackboxeswillbeusedforgrading.