Unit 1: Models & Designs
Interactive Science Notebook
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Big Ahas! (Unit Thesis Question)
How can I think like an engineer and scientist?
Focus Questions
- How can scientific drawings be used to convey information (penny drawings)?
- How can data be analyzed and interpreted when conducting a scientific investigation?
- How is surface tension affected by different liquids?
- Manipulate objects and materials.
- Design and construct conceptual and physical models.
- Look for relationships between structure and function of materials and systems.
- Organize and analyze data from investigations with physical objects and systems.
- Apply mathematics in the context of science.
- Acquire vocabulary associated with engineering and technology.
- Gain confidence in their abilities to solve problems.
- Learn that there is often more than one solution to a problem.
- Communicate ideas to peers and work in a collaborative scientific manner.
- Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating.
Key Vocabulary
Observe (Observation) Infer (Inference) Annotate (Annotation) Models (Physical & Conceptual) Systems Black Box |
Cohesion Adhesion Surface Tension Pipette Siphon Variable Scale |
Controlled Variable Independent Variable Dependent Variable x-axis (horizontal) y-axis (vertical) Constraints Prototype |
Engineer Criteria Design Process Interpret Collaborate Structure & Function |
Engineering & Science Practices
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Videos
Austin's Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work - Models, Critique, & Descriptive Feedback Surface Tension Flight of the Gossamer Condor This to Shall Pass Music Video Rube Goldberg Machine Lifesaver Water Purifier Video on TED Science Friday: Give it a Shake, Cornstarch Comes Alive Video Inventions - Bill Nye Hila Science - explains Models & Designs Unit Feedback Survey
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