Science and Observation Skills

Today we finished what we were discussing on Friday about Science and the branches of science: Life Sciences, such as zoology and botany; Physical Sciences, such as Chemistry and Physics; and Earth Scieces, such as astronomy and the study of rocks. Students created a graphic organizer showing these branches and should attach it to page 5 in their notebooks. They should now be able to answer the essential questions on page 4 and do their activities to show they understand these ideas.

We also began an observation activity using mystery boxes. Students used observation skills to try to identify what they couldn't see. We will finish this activity tomorrow.

Today in class.

Today in class we discussed that science is not just a collection of facts, but rather using those facts to solve larger problems. We also talked about the most important skill a scientist uses--observation. We will expand on observations and asking questions related to observations on Monday. Students learned the difference between a scietific law and a scientific theory. All of this information was put in the notebook on p. 5.

HOMEWORK: Students should keep in mind that on Monday I will check homework. I will be looking to see that they have completed the "About the Author" on p. 1 of the notebook. Also students should answer the essential question (we answered this in class) and complete an acrostic poem using the phrase "right side" on p. 2.

We ended class with students creating a concept map about the branches of science. Few students completed this and I will not be checking p. 4 until Thursday.

Interactive Notebooks.

Today in class we learned about our interactive notebooks and how to use them. We learned that the left side is for processing the information that is given to the students on the right side of the notebook. In this case, the information was in the form of a blue booklet about interactive notebooks.

The homework is to answer the essential question for the day and complete an acrostic poem using the phrase "RIGHT SIDE"as the anchor for the poem. This should be done on page two of the notebook. In addition, students should complete the "About the Author" page (page 1). This should be completed for the first homework check on Monday.