MARTONEN- BIOLOGY LESSON PLANS-9/7/15
MICHIGAN COURSE CONTENT STANDARDS ADDRESSED
MONDAY-
LABOR DAY- NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY-
1) Introduction to class and myself
2) Hand out and review course expectations- students are to read this with a parent/guardian and returned signed by the end of the week.
3) Handout textbooks and fill out textbook inventories
4) Read chapter one
5) Do Chapter one review sheet for 9/6/13
6) Problem solving activity- alligator river story
WEDNESDAY-
1) Lab- Scientific method- mystery powders- students will perform procedures and answer questions on a lab sheet for a grade after generating their own questions and hypotheses about an observation given by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed on students developing an understanding of the scientific method by being able to apply the steps they have learned to a new situation.
2) Finish Chapter one review
THURSDAY-
1) Lab- Scientific method- identification of unknowns- students will perform procedures and answer questions on a lab sheet for a grade after generating their own questions and hypotheses about an observation given by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed on students developing an understanding of the scientific method by being able to apply the steps they have learned to a new situation.
2) Discuss alligator river story and “water world” investigation as examples of the scientific method and be able to describe all steps of the scientific method that were performed in each activity.
3) Finish chapter one review sheet.
FRIDAY-
1) Lab- the instant laboratory- students will perform procedures and answer questions on a lab sheet for a grade after generating their own questions and hypotheses about an observation given by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed on students developing an understanding of the scientific method by being able to apply the steps they have learned to a new situation.
2) Chapter 1 review sheet due.
MICHIGAN COURSE CONTENT STANDARDS ADDRESSED
- B1.1A Generate new questions that can be investigated in the laboratory or field
- B1.1B Evaluate the uncertainties or validity of scientific conclusions using an understanding of sources of measurement error, the challenges of controlling variables, accuracy of data analysis, logic of argument, logic of experimental design, and/or the dependence on underlying assumptions
- B1.1C Conduct scientific investigations using appropriate tools and techniques (e.g., selecting an instrument that measures the desired quantity with the appropriate level of precision)
- B1.1D Identify patterns in data and relate them to theoretical models
- B1.1E Describe a reason for a given conclusion using evidence from an investigation
- B1.1f Predict what would happen if the variables, methods, or timing of an investigation were changed
- B1.1g Use empirical evidence to explain and critique the reasoning used to draw a scientific conclusion or explanation
- B1.1h Design and conduct a systematic scientific investigation that tests a hypothesis. Draw conclusions from data presented in charts or tables
- B1.1i Distinguish between scientific explanations that are regarded as current scientific consensus and the emerging questions that active researchers investigate
- B1.2A Critique whether or not specific questions can be answered through scientific investigations
- B1.2B Identify and critique arguments about personal or societal issues based on scientific evidence
- B1.2C Develop an understanding of a scientific concept by accessing information from multiple sources. Evaluate the scientific accuracy and significance of the information.
- B1.2D Evaluate scientific explanations in a peer review process or discussion format
- B1.2E Evaluate the future career and occupational prospects of science fields
- B1.2f Critique solutions to problems, given criteria and scientific constraints
- B1.2g Identify scientific tradeoffs in design decisions and choose among alternative solutions
- B1.2h Describe the distinctions between scientific theories, laws, hypotheses, and observations
- B1.2i Explain the progression of ideas and explanations that leads to science theories that are part of the current scientific consensus or core knowledge
MONDAY-
LABOR DAY- NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY-
1) Introduction to class and myself
2) Hand out and review course expectations- students are to read this with a parent/guardian and returned signed by the end of the week.
3) Handout textbooks and fill out textbook inventories
4) Read chapter one
5) Do Chapter one review sheet for 9/6/13
6) Problem solving activity- alligator river story
WEDNESDAY-
1) Lab- Scientific method- mystery powders- students will perform procedures and answer questions on a lab sheet for a grade after generating their own questions and hypotheses about an observation given by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed on students developing an understanding of the scientific method by being able to apply the steps they have learned to a new situation.
2) Finish Chapter one review
THURSDAY-
1) Lab- Scientific method- identification of unknowns- students will perform procedures and answer questions on a lab sheet for a grade after generating their own questions and hypotheses about an observation given by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed on students developing an understanding of the scientific method by being able to apply the steps they have learned to a new situation.
2) Discuss alligator river story and “water world” investigation as examples of the scientific method and be able to describe all steps of the scientific method that were performed in each activity.
3) Finish chapter one review sheet.
FRIDAY-
1) Lab- the instant laboratory- students will perform procedures and answer questions on a lab sheet for a grade after generating their own questions and hypotheses about an observation given by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed on students developing an understanding of the scientific method by being able to apply the steps they have learned to a new situation.
2) Chapter 1 review sheet due.