DeKalb Middle School Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Josh Agee
Week of: September 4th-8th
Subject: Science
Target Students: ability grouped/differentiate _ Students with Special Needs: peer partners
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Day/Date / Big Idea/Goals / Lesson Activities /
Bell Work Exit Ticket / Standard
Monday / No School
Labor
Day / .
Tuesday / Science and Scientist
5-jobs use scientist
3-ways to answer questions
3-benefits of science / Chapter 1, Section 1 power-point with graphic organizer (notes)
Vocabulary: Science
Study Session / .
Complete Vocabulary Cards for section 1. / Science starts with a? (question) / 0607.Inq.4
Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations, and questions for further exploration.
Wednesday / Focus: Science in Our World / Scientific Method
Stations: Study Island
(complete Earth, Moon, and Sun)
Scientific Inquiry
Study Session / How do Scientists investigate their questions? (Research, observations and experiments. / What are some resources that you can use to do research? (textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines, internet) / GLE.0607.Inq.2, GLE 0607.Inqq.3, GlE0607.Inq.5, GLE0607.T/E.
Thursday / Scientific Method
Identify the steps used in scientific methods.
Scientific Method
Focus: Question, Hypothesis, and How to set up the experiment. / Chapter 1 Section 2 PowerPoint with graphic organizer/notes
Vocabulary: scientific method, observation, hypothesis, data
Station: Fit yourself through an index card
(watch video on YouTube)
Study Session / Complete vocabulary cards for Section 2. / Quickly write down the steps used in scientific method. (ask question, hypothesis, experiment, observe, conclude, share results) / 0607.Inq.4
Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations, and questions for further exploration.
Friday / Scientific Method
Focus: Collecting data, Creating Graphs or Charts, and Drawing Conclusions
Control, Independent, and Dependent Variable / Why does a can of Diet Coke float in water and a Regular Coke sink?
Make Observations, form a Hypothesis, and Experiment with the correct variables.
Question-Will Coke and Diet coke sink in water?
Hypothesis-Regular coke and Diet Coke will both sink in water.
Observation-Diet coke will float in tap water whereas regular coke will sink in it
Conclusion-The hypothesis that regular coke and diet coke will sink in water is not proven.
Interactive notebook: control, variable, independent variable, dependent variable
Study Session / Define scientific method: (a series of steps followed to solve problems ) / What is a hypothesis? (an explanation that is based on scientific observation) / 0607.Inq.1 Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and appropriate variables.
0607.Inq.4 Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence