Agenda:
- Finish Psychics Video
- Pass Back Papers
- Science Articles

HW:
- Answer all TRQs - DUE Monday

TRQs

23. What does Randi’s (magician/narrator) investigation of Peter Popoff’s ministry say about the ministry? (be specific)

24. What things should you look for in determining the validity of an article that makes a science-related claim?

Agenda:
- Secrets of the Psychics Video

HW:
None

TRQs

21. Explain what happened in the Secrets of the Psychics video when the palm reader told people the opposite of what their palms ‘said’.

22. What is a ‘cold reading’ and how can they be used to evaluate the accuracy of a psychic reading?

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Grade/Discuss Ch. 1 Q's

HW:
- None

TRQ’s

19. What is the difference between a scientific fact, a hypothesis, a law, and a theory?

20. How does science approach things that are supernatural?

Agenda:
- Grade Metric System Practice
- Chapter 1 Think-Aloud
- Ch. 1 Questions

HW:
- Ch. 1 Review Questions: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15-18
Exercise Questions: 3, 5 ---DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

18. Do the following metric conversions:
· 250 mm to m
· 35 g to mg
· 10 L to kL
· 625 cm to km

Agenda:
- Finish Vocab
- The Metric System
- Metric System Practice

HW:
- Metric System Practice - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

16. What are the standard units of measure for mass, volume, and distance in science?

17. How many units are there in a kilounit? How many centiunits in a unit? How many milliunits in a unit?

Agenda:
- Astrology Data
- Pass Back Papers
- Vocabulary

HW:
None

TRQs

14. Explain the difference between Astrology and Astronomy in detail.

15. What results would you expect from the Astrology worksheet if Astrology is true? If it is false?

Agenda:
- Astrology Activity

HW:
- Astrology worksheet - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

12. What is pseudoscience?

13. Give 3 examples of pseudoscience and explain why its pseudoscience.

Agenda:
- Grade Helicopter Lab
- Discuss Helicopter Lab
- Who is Mr. Palmer?

HW:
None

TRQs

10. What change did you make to your helicopter? What type of variable is this?

11. How did your change affect your helicopter? What type of variable is this?

Agenda:
- Helicopter Lab

HW:
- Helicopter Lab - DUE Tomorrow

TRQs

8. What is a scientific hypothesis and what is its purpose?

9. What are the different variable names used in a scientific experiment?

Agenda:
- Grade Textbook Scav. Hunt
- Assignment Sheet
- Who is Mr. P?

HW:
None



TRQs

6. What are the 8 Parts/Units in your textbook?


7. What is an appendix in a book?

Agenda:
- Textbook Scavenger Hunt

HW:
- Textbook Scavenger Hunt - DUE Monday

TRQs

5. Explain what each of the sections of your book do:
· Table of Contents
· Chapters
· Appendices
· Index
· Glossary

Agenda:
- Textbook Scavenger Hunt

HW:
- Any missing signed forms or Notebook

- Textbook Scavenger Hunt - DUE Monday

TRQs

3. How does the poem activity relate to how scientists think?

4. What did the men not do that prevented them from discovering that the animal was an elephant?

Agenda:
- Check out Textbooks
- Poem Activity

HW:
- Any missing signed froms or Notebook

TRQ #2

How do scientists get information? (what do they do to know the information is accurate?)

Agenda:
- Student Portal & Class Website
- Discuss Safety Posters

HW:
- Any missing signed forms or Science Notebook

TRQ#1

Give an example of a safe situation and an unsafe situation for each of the following lab safety rules (from the safety contract):

2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17

Agenda:
- Parent Signature & Notebook due
- Set up Notebook
- Finish Safety Posters

HW:
- Safety Contract Signed - DUE Tomorrow

Agenda:
- Finish Science Packet
- Safety Contracts & Posters

HW:
- Parent Signature - DUE Monday
- Science Notebook - DUE Monday

Agenda:
- Present & Discuss DST
- Science Packet

HW:
- Parent Signature - DUE Monday
- Science Notebook - DUE Monday

Agenda:
- Finish & Present Dark Sucker Evidence

HW:
None

Agenda:
- Seating Chart
- Dark Sucker Theory

HW:
None

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