Nuts and Bolts

Nuts and BoltsOpening Week ActivitiesWelcome to Integrated Science 3-4Monday, August 31, 2015

Sit according to the seating chart

Science InvestigationsWhat do you remember about the process of investigating a question in science?Where is that process done in the real world?

Integrity of Toilet PaperWhy are there so many different brands?Are some better then others?Does cost make a difference?How about construction?

Integrity of Toilet PaperWrite up an investigation for determining the integrity, strength of different brands of toilet paper.Compare the brands to the School Toilet Paper.Charmin Angel Soft7th Generation (Recycled)($.02/sq ft)($.01/sq ft)($.o15/sq ft)Write, beginning with the Background, through and including the Procedure

This is due tomorrow, September 1, as we will be performing the investigation and collecting data and completing the report.Integrated Science 3-4 September 1Learning Target:Review and repeat the steps of designing and and performing and completing the write up of a lab investigationSuccess Criteria:Demonstrate physical skill of carefully conducting a lab.Complete the lab write up to the best of your recollection and submit

Perform Integrity of TP ExperimentReview your procedure and modify with partnerGather materials for work in partners.Decide how to collect the data and everyone record Test and check your procedure with one trial and modify as necessary.Create an appropriate graph to illustrate the dataWrite up the rest of the lab through the ConclusionFinished? Read Science World

Be prepared to check on Wednesday!

Objectives for September 2Describe Mr. NashDetermine the expectations for this science classEvaluate your lab write up by comparing to the modelDetermine the expectations for you related to this class, i.e. the system and the rules

Who is Mr. NashFind out a little about the teacher who is delivering the science curriculum to you and from whom you may learn more than science.PretestTake a pretest of the courseUse a pencil on a scantron

Integrity of Toilet Paper LabCheck your write up for this investigation:1. Take out your write up2. Obtain the model/sample write up3. Compare yours to the model4. Obtain Lab Write Up Score Sheet 5. Rate/score your lab write up 6. Return the Model/Sample7. Staple your Score Sheet to your Write Up and submit it for formative grade SyllabusObtain the syllabus for this classRead it carefullyShow to parent and sign and detach the signature formSubmit just the signature form tomorrow, Wednesday, September 3 Review the syllabus againBe ready for a Syllabus QuizKeep the syllabus (it is also on my Swift Website)Nuts & Bolts for Level II (3-4) ScienceSeptember 3, 2015Objectives:Demonstrate your knowledge of the syllabusKnow Lab SafetyDescribe the textbook

Tomorrow late to class, without a note, will be recorded as tardy

GradesCategoryPercentFormative20 %Summative80 %Employability Comes from Formative and Class Engagement (does not directly effect Academic will show as no count in Skyward as 100 points for the quarter). Work not submitted on time, any off task behavior effects these points)AcademicEmployability GradeClass Time Work FormPlease read the rules Realize they apply to your Employability GradePrint and sign your name to indicate your understanding and intention to follow the rulesSee your 100 points in Skyward - Keep them!SyllabusSigned form submittedTake syllabus quiz (formative grade)

Lab SafetyWatch: Lab Safety Video on You Tube the link is in the S-Drive Nash Outbox and Bad Lab SafetyRead: Lab Safety ContractTour: Lab Safety in the Room (equipment & response) Done! - Know for the QuizSign: You and your parent(s) and return tomorrowTomorrow: Lab Safety Quiz Who Are You???Fill in the Who Am I.. design document Tell me, your teacher, about yourself, as we will be together for the next 175 daysSubmit it by Tuesday, September 8We will use it for a get acquainted activity in the near future

Nuts & Bolts9/4/2015Objectives:Test your knowledge of lab safety & experimental designSurvey the textOrganize teams and individual roles (jobs)Submit: Who Am IKeep your laptops closed until told to open them!!Textbook Survey & Lab Safety

Signed contract due todayTake the Lab Safety Quiz (90% required)

Look over the text as you complete the surveyThis survey is due Tuesday, September 8Complete it using the text on line

***Remember homework counts toward Employability

20Experimental DesignTake the pretest regarding the study of Giardia cystsDemonstrate your knowledge of the process and the steps and the formatYou will learn about the design that you will need to use during the year and be prepared to use and evaluate on the End of Course Assessment in June

Textbook Survey

Look over the text as you complete the surveyThis survey is due Wednesday, September 9Complete it using the text on line

22Nuts & Bolts9/8/2015Do we have it all screwed together now?

Take a look at Skyward now to see your progress so farAny last questions before we start into our first unit?Finish your Textbook Survey (it will be checked for completion and accuracy)

Text On Line

Go to S-Drive Nash Outbox for BSCS Text shortcutSave it as an icon for easy access or Kentridge Website, Staff, Nash and click on Web PageUsernames and Passwords are the same for each period: Period 3 isdnash3Period 4 isdnash1**Click on Level 2for Student Edition

EmployabilityLook at your employability gradesNotice the Class Time Use of 100 pointsThe Comments are in code: OT = Off TaskTK = Talking during instruction or silent workD = Disruptive (distracting others)AB = Absent (-3 points, can be retrieved by submission of work, labeled absent)LT = Tardy (-2 pointsB = Behavior (general disregard of rules)UP = Unprepared (e.g. laptop not here or not charged)W = Late or missing workNFD = Not following directionsExcept for absence points, you may not retrieve lost points. If you argue you will simply lose more points.Lab Write Ups

Obtain How to Write a Lab Report and Integrity of Toilet Paper Sample from the S-DriveReview them You have to know this format!Place it in your Reference Folder in your H-DriveYou will be referring to this frequentlyTeamsThe majority of the work is done in teamsEach person in the team will have a role to playEach team member should abide by the listed and team generated norms (conducting the process of accomplishing the work)Your team is the immediate group of students around you as designated by Mr. NashRead the Team Work guidelines and complete the form with Team # and Name (if you choose) and jobs or roles within the team and submit to Mr. Nash.Complete the form and submit it to Mr. Nash Create a Science Reference folder in your H-Drive and place this Team Work document in there.

The Cup Challenge Take a rubber band and tie 4 strings to it Use only the strings to move 10 cups into a pyramid formation.Take a pictureIn what different ways did you have to work as a team?What engineering changes would make this task easier?

Textbook Survey ReviewWhat are the 5 Es?Goals of the science program?On what science subject will we concentrate?What process in science will we consider in order to answer questions?What happens at the end of the year for which we will take care to prepare?Submit your Textbook Survey

OutcomesBiodiversity; natural selection and evolution.Cell structure and processesEnergy and metabolismInheritanceDNA, proteins and mutations play fundamental roles in traits, inheritance & relative organisms.Genetic engineering Populations, ecosystems, diversity, and interactions Systems: focus on the water and carbon cycles30