LLD Science - Freehold Regional High School District

Freehold Regional High School DistrictLLD ScienceUnit #1: Scientific Method and MeasurementsEnduring Understanding: Common scientific processes are employed by scientists to investigate the world around us, to depict scientific findings and todevelop and share theory.Essential Questions: How do you solve problems in your daily life?Why is an awareness of safety important?How are graphs used in science?What can experiments tell us?Why do we use measurements in science?How do science and technology work together?Unit Goal: The students will recognize processes that scientists employ and how they may pertain to daily life.Duration of Unit: 6 weeksNJCCCS: 5.1A1, B1-2, C1, 5.3B1, 5.3D1, 5.4A1Guiding / Topical QuestionsWhat are the safety rules that must befollowed when conducting experiments?How can you solve a problem or answera question using the Scientific Method?Content, Themes, Concepts, and SkillsUnderstand and apply information, skills, andprocedures developed from the district safetyprogram as it directly relates to the study ofscience.Review steps to the scientific method and besure to include: observation, hypothesis,prediction, and control vs. experimental group,and independent vs. dependent variable.InstructionalResources andMaterialsDistrict safety rulesWorksheetsSolve a problemusing the ScientificMethod withstudents.WorksheetsTeaching StrategiesRead aloud the district-wide safety rules.Show lab safety equipment in theclassroom: fire extinguisher, fume hood,safety shower, eyewash, and fire blanketand demonstrate how to use them.Provide the students with illustrationsof safety procedure not being followed.Students then circle and verbally explainwhat is wrong and what would be thecorrect procedure.Role-play the safety procedurescorrectly.Group Activity: Organize students ingroups to solve a problem using thescientific method.Students manipulate steps into thecorrect orderAssessmentStrategiesProvide a lab that willdemonstrate the use ofappropriate equipment,techniques, and safety.Observe studentsduring the actual laband review theirprocedures in regardsto techniques andsafety.Students must sign andhave parental signatureof the safety contract.Students must pass asafety quiz.Students present thegroup activity and havediscussion.Verbal Quiz onScientific Method.8