Sci 9 - Safety and Scientific Method
SCHEDULE
Sept 4/5
Getting to know you
Text books
Course Outline
Sept 7/10
Lab Equipment PPT
Review Lab Equipment with Lab Equipment Scavenger Hunt.
Sept 11/12
Safety Rules PPT
HW: Safety Comic Strip due on or before Sept
Flynn Safety videos
Crash Course video on Lab Safety
Sept 13/14
Safety Symbols NOTES
HW: Safety Symbols Assignment, due next class
Sept 17/18-- Scientific Method
(Hand in Safety Symbols Assignment,)
How to write a proper Question, Hypothesis, Identifying Variables, what is a Fair Test.
Block 1: Question writing
Block 3: Hypothesis writing
Block 5 HW: Hypothesis writing
Sept 19 - Terry Fox run - Go to your block 1 class for attendance, then head to the hill. Come back for block 1.
Sept 19/20
SAFETY QUIZ: Know general rules, identify what is wrong in a scenario, know safety symbols and what HHPS and WHMIS stand for
Go over Hypothesis Writing WS
Hand in Safety Comic Strip
Difference between Observations and Inferences WS
Video: Observations and Inference
Sept 24/25
Graphing Practice
Sept 26/27
Pendulum Lab p30 of text book
Each part will include: Question, Hypothesis, Variables, Data (3 trials, average- you must identify what variable each data set is from)
HW: Graphing Practice Due next class - BOTH graphs
Sept 28/Oct 1
Hand in Graphing Practice
Finish Part 5 of Pendulum, Hand in lab write up - Individually. (first and last name, partners, block, Parts 2-5 must have Question, Hypothesis. IV, DV, Control, Results. Part 5 includes class data, graph - title, correctly labelled axis, must take up at least half a page). Answer questions a, b,f,g,i)
Is Bounty Really better? Design your own experiment to test this.
Oct2/3
Start Matter Unit - Please see Chemistry tab for details
Interactive Periodic Table
Sept 4/5
Getting to know you
Text books
Course Outline
Sept 7/10
Lab Equipment PPT
Review Lab Equipment with Lab Equipment Scavenger Hunt.
Sept 11/12
Safety Rules PPT
HW: Safety Comic Strip due on or before Sept
Flynn Safety videos
Crash Course video on Lab Safety
Sept 13/14
Safety Symbols NOTES
HW: Safety Symbols Assignment, due next class
Sept 17/18-- Scientific Method
(Hand in Safety Symbols Assignment,)
How to write a proper Question, Hypothesis, Identifying Variables, what is a Fair Test.
Block 1: Question writing
Block 3: Hypothesis writing
Block 5 HW: Hypothesis writing
Sept 19 - Terry Fox run - Go to your block 1 class for attendance, then head to the hill. Come back for block 1.
Sept 19/20
SAFETY QUIZ: Know general rules, identify what is wrong in a scenario, know safety symbols and what HHPS and WHMIS stand for
Go over Hypothesis Writing WS
Hand in Safety Comic Strip
Difference between Observations and Inferences WS
Video: Observations and Inference
Sept 24/25
Graphing Practice
Sept 26/27
Pendulum Lab p30 of text book
Each part will include: Question, Hypothesis, Variables, Data (3 trials, average- you must identify what variable each data set is from)
HW: Graphing Practice Due next class - BOTH graphs
Sept 28/Oct 1
Hand in Graphing Practice
Finish Part 5 of Pendulum, Hand in lab write up - Individually. (first and last name, partners, block, Parts 2-5 must have Question, Hypothesis. IV, DV, Control, Results. Part 5 includes class data, graph - title, correctly labelled axis, must take up at least half a page). Answer questions a, b,f,g,i)
Is Bounty Really better? Design your own experiment to test this.
Oct2/3
Start Matter Unit - Please see Chemistry tab for details
Interactive Periodic Table
