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The Nature of Science

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Booming Sands Video

 

Halloween Treats?A Power Point about the effects of sugar on your body.

 

The Great Pumpkin Prediction

 

Investigative Question

How Does the Size of the Pumpkin Affect the Number of Seeds Produced?

 


 

Check out our class data below:  What conclusion can we make?

 

                         Number of Seeds In Different Size Pumpkins

 

Pumpkin #

Height

(cm)

Circumference

(cm)

Weight

(pounds)

Number of Seeds

Number of Seeds per Pound

 

1

15

45

1.5

428

285.3

 

2

34

68

7

500

71.4

 

3

27

87

18

457

25.4

 

4

48

95

20

682

34.1

 

5

50

113

40

830

20.75

 

 

Homework:  Organizing Data   Due 10/27  - 10/28

 

Video:  Dinosaur Plague

Identifying Variables in a Scientific Experiment

 

 

Video:  Snuffing The Sniffles     Video Question Sheet  10/14/10

 

    (Feel free to sing along!)

 

Class Notes:  Variables  10/14/10

 

Lesson # 1:  What is Science? 

 

Class Notes # 1: Nature of Science  9/27/10, & 10/1/10

 

Making Predictions: M&M Investigation  (click here for photos!)

 

Painted Lady Butterfly Inquiry:  Experiment Template

 

Painted Lady Butterfly Inquiry Photos

 

Hypothesis / Theory Toys:  Can you come up with an explanation for your observations?

Build your own model; does it support your hypothesis? Do you have several lines of evidence supporting your hypothesis? Do other scientists accept your hypothesis? Yes?..... Congrats! Now its a theory!

 

 

Dixie Cup Hypothesis Homework:  Explain what you observe below! 

Due 10/9 (red), 10/12 (blue)

 

 

 

 

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