Science - Lesson 1: The Scientific Process and Team Building

Unit 1

Scientific Inquiry

Lesson #1:

The Scientific Process

and

Team Building

Learning Target

I can use the scientific process and teamwork to solve a problem by making observations, testing ideas, communicating with my group, and changing my approach based on evidence.

Success Criteria

NGSS Standard

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Plan an investigation or test a design individually and collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence as part of building and revising models, supporting explanations for phenomena, or testing solutions to problems.

Reminders

Contract due
Materials due
Hand in paper towel or tissues etc any day this week.

Part 1:

SEL Warm-Up

(5 min)

In your notebooks, answer the following question:

What is your favorite Science movie and explain why you love it so much?

Mr. Pinho

My favorite Science movie is the matrix because it shows the dangers of A.I. and how all our evidence for how the world works is based on our own perspective and observations.

Ms. Angarola

My favorite Science movie is Jurassic Park because it shows the amazing things that scientists can do with DNA. Also, when it come out it was science fiction, but scientists now have the technology to bring back extinct species like the dire wolf and the wooly mamouth and some are actually doing it.

Part 2:

Team Building Activity

(5 min)

Step 1) Only one student in your group can move the puzzle pieces. Everyone else will give instructions to the one person but can't move the pieces. Decide who will control the puzzle pieces.

Step 2) In your groups, use the four (4) pieces in the ziplock bag at your table to create a square.

Step 3) Call over your teacher to confirm you got it.

First group who gets it wins 🏆!

Part 3:

(5 min)

In your groups, use the five pieces at your table to create a square. Same rules as before!

Part 4

Science and Engineering Practices

(5 min)

In this activity, you acted as a scientist and you carried out science and engineering principles by:

testing different approaches,
observing the results,
revising their strategy,
collaborating and clearly communicating with others, and using evidence from previous attempts to improve their solution.

Part 5

Exit Ticket

(8 min)

Writing Prompt:
Scientists may have great ideas, but those ideas are only useful if they can communicate them to others.

Step #1) On a seperate piece of paper, write your Full Name, Period and Date.

Step #2) Answer the following writing prompt in four sentences:

Why do scientists need to be good communicators? Why might a scientist who cannot clearly communicate their ideas, evidence, or results be less effective?

Use the supports to the right to help you write.

Writing Supports

Sentence Stems:

Scientists need to communicate clearly because...
A scientist may have a great idea, but if they cannot explain it...
During today’s activity, communication helped us...
Without clear communication, scientists might...
This makes a scientist more effective because...

Helpful Vocabulary:
communicate • collaborate • evidence • observations • results • explain • ideas • effective • understand • revise • problem-solving