High School Science

The Study of Life

Biology

Quarter 1

McGraw Hill Module 1

nature of science? What do you want to know about the nature of science?

students write down their answers on paper

Introduce Vocab

● Powerpoint or notes for the scientific method ● Paper for exit ticket

Explore & Expand

11-16

30-45 min

What is science? What is the scientific method? Go over the steps of the scientific method. Discuss what it means to be scientifically literate and explain ethics. Exit Ticket: Infer why scientists utilize peer reviews. Elaborate Elaborate: The Nature of Science What are the characteristics of scientific inquiry?

● Discussion

5 min

● Skittles Lab ● Scientific

Evaluate

60 min

Inquiry Lab: A lab that demonstrates the scientific method.

Method CFA

CFA

Phenomena Check In

Check in to see how what students learned today helped them answer the phenomenon question. Revisit: ​ “What species of insects live in your home?” Revisit CER - have students discuss in groups about the differences between sea spiders and spiders in your backyard -

● CER

Phenomena Wrap-Up

19

15 min

document from the beginning of Module

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