Scientific Method / Introduction to Lab Reports / Rotocopters

*Quick reminder that our unit test will be on Tuesday November 7, 2017 (Ecosystems, Photosynthesis, Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Microscopes, Scientific Method). I will post some study hints next week....

 *Rotocopters/Scientific Method Lab Report is due to Mr. Mak by Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Rotocopter Mini-Lab Report – Introduction to Using the Scientific Method
1.     Briefly explain what the Scientific Method is.
2.     List the key steps in the Scientific Method.
3.     Write out the Question or Problem you will be investigating.
4.     Write down the Hypothesis/Prediction of what you think will happen for each of your new rotocopter designs.

 *Include one hypothesis per Rotocopter design (i.e. - you need two hypotheses)
5.     List all Materials you will need.
6a)     Write out the Procedure you will follow, in numbered steps.

6b) Explain what will your Independent Variable be? The one YOU change (“I” change)
6c) Explain what will your Dependent Variable be? Responds to your change
6d) Explain what will your Controls be? Things that stay the same so we can compare our experiments.
7.     Conduct Experiment and Collect Data/Results/Make Observations:
-Collect quantitative data (number values - usually done as a chart), but also make sure you understand what qualitative data (observation-based) is from our lesson in class
8.     Analysis/Interpretation of Results: Describe any trends or patterns you notice in your data
9. Conclusion: Explain what you determined through the experiment
*Sample lab report:


*How to build the control Rotocopter:




Popular posts from this blog

Food Chains and Webs

Image
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLq2datPo5M 1.      In your own words, explain what a food chain is. 2.      Where does all energy in the Earth’s food chains come from? 3.      What type of organism must every food chain start with? 4.      In a food chain, what is the name given to any organism that directly eats plants? 5.      Explain, in your own words, what a secondary consumer is? 6.      Do you think a secondary consumer can be a herbivore? Explain why or why not. 7.      Make and label a quick sketch for the plant, rabbit and fox food chain described by the video. Include the labels producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, herbivore, and carnivore. Use arrows to show the flow of energy between organisms. 8.      What percentage of energy is passed from level to level in a food chain? 9....
Read more

Monday September 25 - Parts of a Compound Light Microscope

Image
Parts of a Microscope Today's Learning Goals: To identify, name and describe the function of all parts on a compound light microscope *Mini-test on this next class! Parts of a Microscope 1. Eyepiece/Ocular Lens – The lens into which the user looks to see the specimen. 2. Diopter Adjustment – Used to alter focus between eyepieces to 3. Arm – A supporting piece of the optical microscope mounted upon the base. 4. Nose  Piece – A rotating turret for switching between objective lenses. 5. Objective Lenses – Lenses with various magnification strengths. 6. Slide Holder – Clips to keep the slide in place. 7. Stage – The platform holding the specimen slide. 8. Coarse Focus – Brings specimen into general focus. 9. Fine Focus – Fine tunes the focus of the specimen. 10. Condenser – Focuses light from the light source onto the specimen. 11. Iris Diaphragm – An opaque iris composed of blades made to pass light through an aperture. 12. Base – The supporting block of the light microsc...
Read more

Water & Carbon Cycle / Energy in Ecosystems / Succession Questions

Image
*If you did not complete these in class, you may sign out the "mini-textbook" for one evening *Due to Mr. Mak by Tuesday, Oct 31! 1) Read 36-37, answer page 38 #1,2 2) Read 38-39, answer page 40 #1,2,3, pg. 43 #4,5 3) Read 52-52, answer page 54 #1,2,3 4) Read page 55, then match the animal(organism) to the appropriate Biome Water Cycle Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-do-HGuIk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFjI6y46QRk *For any budding Scientists at JSB, there is a FREE weekly lecture I highly recommend checking out with your family. The information is linked below: http://rciscience.ca/lectures/ fall-2017-rciscience-talks/
Read more