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CONTENT
RESOURCES/
MATERIALS
-posters and
markets
1 (60 minute
period)
2 (60 minute
period)
-present ideas of
scientific theories/facts
-discuss limitations
-posters/markers
-laptops for
groups who
want to use
powerpoints
3 (60 minute
period)
Big pieces of
paper with steps
of the scientific
method written
on them,
covered up.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
1) Gallery walk with big questions
written on posters i.e Biology
is , I like science because.
I dont like science becauseetc.
Scientists look like. etc.
2) Class discussion of what gallery
walk produced, getting a class
temp on bio in general
3) transition into talking about what
is and what is not biology
4) together, brainstorm list of
biology careers. Make sure to
include lesser known ones, i.e not
just doctor, researcher, etc.
5) homework find someone in
family, community, or school who
uses biology in their job, even if its
a tiny part of their job. Write down
their job and how biology is
involved, be prepared to present in
class tomorrow.
1) Share out discoveries about
biology in the community
discussion of what this means/how
it changes ideas of what biologists
look like
2) Brief teacher presentation of
scientific theories vs.facts
3) group brainstorm about what
these might look like in biology,
share a few key examples stress
importance of HOW each step is
classified i.e why is a theory
different than a fact
4) Facts/Theories groupwork
5) Present groupwork, discuss
whether this was hard or easy to do
1) present an phenomenon question
i.e why did an entire row of my
tomatoes die? Ask students how
they might go about answering this
question.
2) steps of the scientific method are
printed on big paper with
illustrations. As students guess at
what they would do, uncover the
relevant piece of paper and allow
4 (60 minute
period)
-what is a hypothesis?
-What makes a
hypothesis good/bad?
-How can it help us
interpret experimental
data, even if its
wrong?
-first stage of
cheesemaking lab
-lab materials
milk, beakers,
wooden stirrers,
Bunsen burners,
vinegar, rennet,
cheesecloth,
plastic pipettes.
Worksheets to
fill out.
5 (130
minute
period)
-intro to controls,
variables, experimental
design
-cheese lab illustrates
this
-final assessment:
committee meeting
Same lab
materials as
before
Letters from
researchers