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Unit 1: Introduction to Scientific Methods Lesson 11: Planning an Investigation Objectives: After completing the lesson, students will
be able to: Key Question: "What do I want to know about dry ice?" Overview: This
lesson gives students the time and structure they need to plan
an investigation of dry ice of their own choosing. This activity
could be done as homework, but since most students have never
planned their own science investigation before, it is best to
allow a class period for this lesson. In this way, the other
students and teacher become resources for answering questions
that come up during the planning process. Materials: Procedure: see pp. 118-119 of the Dry Ice GEMS guide. Assessment: Homework: OUSD Science Content Standards (State
of California Science Content Standards): References: Notes: Experience has taught us that the biggest problem with this lesson is getting students to focus on one investigation. They tend to try to work with far too many variables at the same time, instead of focusing on one specific test variable. Unit 1 Introduction amnd Overview Lesson 1: Laboratory Safety and Classroom Management Lesson 2: Observation and Inference Lesson 3: Introduction to Observation Lesson 4: Comparing H2O to CO2 Lesson 7: Marge's Systematic Observation Lesson 10: Investigable Questions Lesson 11: Planning an Investigation Lesson 12: Conducting Investigations Lesson 15: Layering Salt Solutions Lesson 16: Density in Everyday Life Lesson 17: Observing Convection Lesson 18: Understanding Convection Lesson 20: Intro to Measurement |
