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This package consist of an investigation and an assessment based on the phenomenon that the round-trip time made by a pendulum is affected by a variety of factors, such as the mass of the pendulum, the length of the pendulum string.PhenomenonThe round-trip time made by a pendulum is affected by a variety of factors, such as the mass of the pendulum, the length of the pendulum string. Performance Expectations3-PS2-1 Motion and Stability: Forces and InteractionsPlan and conduct an investigation t

What do scientists mean when they say they make observations?What exactly do they mean by the term ‘observation’?Are they simply looking at something or is there more to it than meets the eye? The biggest misconception students take on with respect to making observations is that looking at something using just their sense of sight is ‘making observations.’ This package consists of two lessons. In the first lesson students will learn how to use their senses of sight, touch, and smell to colle

This product consists of two lessons you could use to introduce students to understanding forces. In Lesson 1 the students learn to define a force and explore different types of contact and non-contact forces. In Lesson 2 the students learn the difference between mass and weight and learn to measure the magnitude of a force exerted by an object.

This is an awesome investigation for students to test a hypothesis, and learn about the nature of science - i.e., how science works in practice. In this lesson, the teacher poses the question, "Why don't we have paper spoons?" through setting a scenario. The teacher also provide students with two hypotheses, and students pick one and plan a procedure themselves to either support or refute the hypothesis they have chosen. The students are not assessed on reaching a 'correct' answer to the questio

This is an investigation that takes your students through a full investigation to explore the concept of friction through a 5 E lesson. The investigation is designed to run over three periods of forty minutes, though it can be shortened to two periods. Content-Specific Learning ObjectivesTo be able to recognize that there is a force of friction between two surfacesTo be able to identify the type of surfaces that result in the greatest friction between two surfacesSkills-Specific Learning Objecti

Classification is a skill that is central to concept formation. We impose order by observing similarities, differences, and interrelationships and grouping objects accordingly to suit some purpose. This lesson is designed to assess students’ ability to classify a given set of organisms based on their observable characteristics. This package is designed to be used as an assessment of students’ understanding of binary and multi-stage classification systems.

This is a sample of the science word wall I am creating. It is a way for students to learn scientific vocabulary as well as its application. I have used word walls as assessments to measure student's knowledge and understanding of science concepts.