Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Tuesday Nov. 11th

Tuesday
WU-  Some examples of questions that this Smithsonian website attempts to answer


  1. Helicopter lab…  Lets look at what problem/questions you are investigating…
  2. Conduct experiment, collect

H.W.- Add This note to your notes:

Monday Nov. 10

Monday Nov. 10th
Wu- Please open to your I wonder page.  Is there something that you wonder about?  I wonder…

Snow update

Please Take out:
  1. Your reflections
  2. Rough draft
  3. Editing paper
  4. Make sure they are all stapled together, make a pile at your table
  5. Reflection posted?
  6. Taste Test Packets due FRIDAY!

7.  I wonder statements….Maybe this video will help get the ball rolling….Power of wonder…

So what does wonder have to do with what science is….
After watching these two videos try to come up with your own definition of science:

-Science is real






Science Definitions
Science is… A process of observation and experimentation used in studying and explaining the natural and physical world.  A key component is questioning and wondering….

So what do scientists do?  Does this look familiar? Visual of what do scientists do (add to Notes)
(what are some things on the visual that you have a questions about?)

-Helicopter lab

Friday, November 7, 2014

Friday November 7th

Friday November 7th
Wu-  Please open to your aha connections page


  1. What are the two big questions we are investigating?
  2. After the completing the taste test, what statement boxes could we add to support what doing good science means/looks like...
  3. Peer editing
  4. Revise time
  5. Final hand in stapled together DUE MONDAY!:
1. Final printed copy
2. Edited marked up copy

3. Editing checklist completed and signed
Post to Blog due Monday!

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Thursday November

Thursday 11/4
WU- Please head to the Desert lab and log on.  Bring your printed reflection with you and highlighters/markers. Sit by a partner who you would like to peer edit with (hint:  Both of you must have your paper done)


Use this presentation to help
#1.  Edit individually (use sheet)
#2.  Peer Edit (use sheet)
#3.  Revise
#4.  Print your final paper and post to blog
#5. Staple in the following order:  
Final copy
Marked up copy
Edit checklist

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Wednesday Nov 5th

Wu- Why do you think we did the taste test (hint: It wasn’t about your product)?  What did we learn about doing “Good” or any type of science through the taste test?


  1. Discussion of taste test process- where was the science and learning?
  2. Infographic discussion
-Embeded?
-Printed
  1. Here is a transition word list

Thursday in class we will:
  1. Edit it (use sheet), print it, peer editing (use sheet and close reading)
  2. Revise
  3. Print final and post

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Tuesday 11/4

Tue 11/4
Wu- please have your notebook open to your green I wonder sheet while you watch the don’t take selfies with bears video


  1. Infographic Due Wednesday
-Embed it into your blog in html mode (we should this yesterday )
-Print it (In Edit mode, Click download-for print-JPEG (then download it and print), print at home if you want color or e-mail it to me.
-Embed to blog (In compose mode)

-Print a copy to bring to class on Wed.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Monday Nov. 3rd

Monday Nov. 3rd
Stay Standing, New Seating Chart!

Wu-  Why do we have Daylight saving time (Why did we change our clocks back on Sat night/Sunday Morning?)

  1. I wonder….. (tape this to the inside of your back cover of your notebook back by the warm ups)

Infographic and reflection Due Printed and embeded to blog by Tuesday