ALL ABOUT SCIENCE JOURNAL WRITING

SCIENCE JOURNAL WRITING

THIS WEEK WE SPENT TIME LEARNING HOW TO TAKE NOTES LIKE A SCIENTISTS. WE TAKE NOTES BY USING THE COMPUTER AND INTERNET. I PROVIDED THEM WITH THE NOTES AND THEN THEY ADDED PICTURES THAT WOULD GO WITH THE NOTES.

Chinese Proverb In Action

HANDS ON SCIENCE IS THE BEST

I THINK THESE STUDENTS ARE HAVING FUN IN SCIENCE

WELCOME ABOARD 6TH GRADE 2011-2012 Lesson Plans

WHAT WILL THE FIRST THREE WEEKS IN MR. IANNONE'S SCIENCE CLASS  LOOK LIKE


 TO CREATE THE LEARNING TONE FOR STUDENTS TO THE CLASS. 2 TO CHECK FOR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE.

 1. WELCOME AND HISTORY OF MR. IANNNONE AND POWERPOINT OF THE SCIENCE PROGRAM WITH SCIENCE GOALS FOR THE YEAR

2. PRE TEST OF VOCABULARY

3. GRADE PRE TEST OF VOCABULARY.

 DEFINE SCIENCE IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND CLASSIFY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCIENCES.

 1. MUST DESIGN THEIR COMPUTER JOURNAL AFTER YOU DRAW SCIENTISTS.


ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHAT IS SCIENCE?

1. VOTE ON HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT SCIENCE.

2. DRAW A SCIENCTISTS FIRST

3. DEFINITION OF SCIENCE AND EXAMPLES

4. SCIENCE TYPES REVIEW CARDS

5.  TEST ON WHAT IS A SCIENTIST

8. REDRAW THE SCIENTISTS (SPONGE BOB INSTRUCTIONS)
TO CREATE THE LEARNING TONE

1. MENTOS EXPERIMENT

2.  DRY SAND AND CUP WITH WATER

3. WATER IN THE ZIP BAG WITH PENCIL

TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF LEARNER THEY ARE.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION IS WHAT TYPE OF LEARNER ARE YOU?

1. TAKE THE 7 INTELLIGENCY TEST

2.. DISCUSSION ON 7 INTELLIGENCY RECORD AND SHOW DATA

3. TAKE LEARING STYLE TEST AND RECORD DATA

4.  DISCUSSION ON LEARNING STYLE
5. LAB ON LEARNING STYLES with data

6. DISCUSSION ON FINDINGS AND COMPARE TO SURVEY VS LAB

7. WRITE A PARAGRAPH ON HOW THE CLASS WILL LOOK LIKE FOR YOU. AT LEAST 7 SENTENCES. USE THE DATA YOU GATHERED FROM THE 7 INTELLIGENCES AND LEARNING STYLE ACTIVITES.

DEMONSTRATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OBSERVATION AND AN INFERENCE AND WRITE GOOD PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETING A TASK. IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.

 1. MAKE A PB&J SANDWICH

2. OBSERVATIONS VS INFERENCES

3. ARCHEOLOGY PUZZLE

4. QUIZ TAKES HOMW QUIZ WRITE A PROCEDURE FOR BRUSHING YOUR TEETH.

5. READ THE LITTLE MOLE TO INTRODUCE THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?

6. POWERPOINT ON THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.

7. WRITE THREE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE EARTHWORM OBSERVATIONS
8. DO THE COIN FLIP LAB
9. PENNY PERDICTION HOW MANY DROPS ON A PENNY LAB
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHAT ADVANTAGE IS IT TO KNOW WHAT SCIENTIST HAS DONE IN THE PAST AND PRESENT?
TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP GOOD COOPERATIVE LEARNING SKILLS.

 1. PUZZLE WORK TOGETHER WITHOUT ANY TALKING.

2. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO WORK AS A TEAM IN LAB?
3. PUZZLE WORK TOGETHER WITH TALKING

4. DISCUSSION ON PUZZLE ACTIVITY

5. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO WORK AS A TEAM IN LAB?

DEMONSTRATE SAFE BEHAVIOR AND APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE SAFE IN LABS?
1. DISCUSSION ON PUZZLE ACTIVITY

2. LECTURE LAB SAFETY RULES WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AND TAKING PICTURES ( with PowerPoint) ALSO HAVE A LAB SAFETY SONG plus some demos with students and take pictures

3. GIVE LAB SAFETY AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY STUDENT AND PARENT.

4. LAB SAFETY STORIES WITH STUDY QUESTIONS

5. SAFETY SCHOOL LABS STORIES QUIZ

6. LAB SAFETY POSTER WITH RUBIC
7. DISCUSSION ON LAB SAFETY POSTER EACH STUDENT SHOWS THEIR OWN POSTER.

8. LABORATORY SAFETY TEST MUST PASS IN ORDER TO DO LABS 70%

9. CHECK LABORATORY SAFETY TEST