Sept 15th

Course Outline (click to see it)
BC Ministry guidelines and prescribed learning outcomes
Expectations
What you should bring to class...

Sept 17th

Homework Questionnaire - click this link.  It must be completed and submitted by pressing the 'submit button' before class in order to pass through the classroom doors!

The scientific method worksheet
Graphing Data practice

Theme of lesson:  WHAT MAKES A GOOD LAB?

Lab Design Rubric
Variables - definitions and scenarios Practice 1 and Practice 2
DEFINITIONS HERE
Mentos Lab - Please bring in your 2L pop bottles....you'll need these to complete the lab (your lab partners are counting on you)

see the video here

Sept 21st

Theme of lesson:  Design lab.....what variables are you accounting for?

Agenda:

Group work - Design lab, what is your procedure look like?  Who is responsible for bringing in the 2L pop bottle?
Remember to bring in your 2L pop bottles and phone / camera for Mentos design lab

See the video here

Data Collection - how will you design your data table, what kind of observations are you looking for?
Scientific Inquiry worksheet - turtle lab design
Yeast Cell growth and data collection / graph - give answers, class discussion

Observations examples:  

Sept

Mentos Design Lab - bring your 2L bottles of pop, completed procedure and camera for observations!
Looking forward to some fun!
Lab report is due next day in class

The following sections must be on a typed version of your lab report:  DUE MONDAY!

• Title
• Hypothesis
• Procedure (flow chart or numbered 1.   2.   3.  ) 
  
• Data Table / Observations
• Conclusions
• Evaluation