Unit of Study: Scientific Fundamentals
Florida Sunshine State Standard- Strand H: The Nature of Science
Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science
Big Idea 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge
Big Idea 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypothesis and Models
Investigations:
1. Science Bingo/All About Me/Acrostic
2. Science Log, What is Science? Who are Scientists? SC.H.1.3.1, SC.H.1.3.2,
SC.H.1.3.3
3. Brown Bag Observations
SC.H.2.3.1, SC.H.3.3.4
4. Who are Scientists? Inventors and Guinea Pig Scientists SC.H.1.3.1,
SC.H.1.3.2, SC.H.1.3.3
5. How to be a ______ Poem - SC.H.1.3.1, SC.H.1.3.2, SC.H.1.3.3
6. Laboratory Equipment – SC.H.3.3.1
7. Laboratory Safety-SC.H.3.3.1
8. Metric System Measurement/ King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk –
Length/ Mass/ Volume - Activities and RAFT SC.A. 1.3.5, SC.A.1.3.2
9. Paper Towel Experiment – Modified fromTesting Facial Tissue” Adapted by Pat
Soto
SC.H.1.3.4, SC.H.1.3.5, SC.H.1.3.7, SC.H.3.3.4
10. ESSENTIAL LABS (EL) Dunkin’ for Density (EL p. 12)
SC.A.1.3.5, SC.H.1.3.4, SC.H.1.3.5, SC.H.1.3.7, SC.H.3.3.4
Students will be given a Username and Password at
ExploreLearning Gizmos: http://www.explorelearning.com where they can utilize
math and science games and activities that correlate to subject material that
they are learning the classroom and laboratory.
Gizmos that pertain to the following:
Triple Beam Balance
-Density Experiment:
-Slice and Dice
-Density Laboratory*
-Density via Comparison
-Determining Density via Water Displacement
-Density Lab
