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Mrs. Cowarts and Mrs.

Fuchs Science Class


Thursday, September 1,
2016 Materials: journal and
pencil
Class begins at 8:30

Disclaimer: This session will be recorded for learning purposes. Learning purposes
include: a lesson review for students who are absent, students who want to review
for a test, etc.
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Moment of Reflection
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encourages, at the start
of each day, all students,
teachers, and
administrators to
engage in a brief period
of quiet reflection for
one minute.The
moment of quiet
reflection is not
intended to be and shall
not be conducted as a
religious service or
exercise, but shall be
considered an
opportunity for a
moment of silent
reflection on the
anticipated activities of
Georgia Standards
S5CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity,
honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit
these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world
works.
a.
Keep records of investigations and observations and do not
alter the records later.
b.
Carefully distinguish observations from ideas and speculation
about those
observations.
c.
Offer reasons for findings and consider reasons suggested by
others.

d. Take responsibility for understanding the importance of


being safety conscious
What will be learning and working
on this week?
Unit One in the OLS
Unit One in the OLS
Example
Science Journals
Science Journals
Science Journals
Science Journals
Science Journals
Science Journals
Skill Practice
A group of scientists in Nevada did an experiment to
determine exactly how long it takes to fry eggs on a rock in the
desert at noon. If the experiment is repeated by a group of
scientists in the same location one year later, should the
results be the same?

a. No, Because all experiments only work once.


b. Yes, but only if the scientists repeating the experiment are
the same scientists that performed the first experiment.
c. Yes, if the first scientists wrote down all conditions and
variables involved in the experiment accurately and second
scientists followed them exactly.
d. No, one group is performing the experiment a year later,
and experiments performed more than seven days apart will
produce different results.
Skill Practice
Mario believes he found the reason that some
things glow in the dark while others do not. What
is the most important thing he will need to do
before his theory will be accepted by other
scientists?
a. Develop an online survey so people can vote on
the accuracy of his theory
b. Create a petition and ask everyone who
believes in his theory to sign it.
c. Write a book promoting his theory.
d. Develop experiments that can be repeated to
test his theory.
Skill Practice
William has noticed that most plants are
green. He wants to know why. Which of
the following is a testable question that
William could ask about the color of plants?
a. Why arent most plants orange?
b. Why arent animals green?
c. What would plants look like if they were
not green?
d. What part of a plant cell gives plants
their green color?
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week?
Thinking Room
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