9/18 & 9/19 - 7th Grade Agenda

(2nd Period Magazine Assembly)Learning Objective: Learn the difference between Quantitative and Qualitative observationCollect HW: Reading & Notetaking p 11-14.Who wants to be a Millionaire (Metrics & Safety)Mealworm LabTextbook Reading: p.11 – p.17HW: Reading & Notetaking p.15 - 18Reminder Metrics & Safety Test on 9/20 & 9/21HW: Poster of Science due 9/20 & 9/21 (20 points)

Daily Reflection

• Prompt: Look around the room and write 3 observations that you see.

Thinking like a Scientist

• Scientists use skills such as obs_______, infe______, pred_______, clas______, and making models to learn more about the world and make scientific progress

ervingrring

ictingsifying

Poster Of Science Checkup

• 20 points

• Due 9/20 & 9/21

• Every class day it is late you loose a letter grade (2 points).

Observing

• Observing means using one or more of your sen_____ to gather information.

ses

Quantitative observation deal with num____ or amounts.

• Can you give me an example?

• 20% of the students passed the test.

bers

Qualitative Observation deal with desc_______ that cannot be

expressed in numbers

• Can you give me an example?

• The chimp appears sad.

riptions

Inferring

• When you exp_____ or interp____ the things you observe, you are inferring or making an inference

lain

ret

Predicting

• Predicting means making a fore____ of what will happen in the future based on past exp__________ or evi_______.

cast

dence

erience

Classifying

• Classifying is the process of gro_____ together items that are alike in some way

uping

Making models

• Making models involves creating repre_________ of complex objects or processes.

sentations

Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation

• 20% of the students got an A on the test

Quantitative Observation

Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation

• There are 15 girls in the classroom

Quantitative Observation

Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation

• The students are paying attention in the classroom

Qualitative Observation

Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation

• 90% of the students are looking at the teacher

Quantitative Observation

Quantitative vs Qualitative Observation

• The floor is shiny

Qualitative Observation

Daily Reflection

• Prompt: Observe the mealworm and make 2 quantitative and 2 qualitative observations.

Mealworms are insects

• They turn into Darkling Beetles

Larva Pupa Adult