week of Sept 16 - 20

Date	Learning Objective	Classwork	Homework	Assessment Criteria
Sept 16	9-12 INQF Communicate Science is a human endeavor that involves logical reasoning and creativityand entails the testing, revision, and occa-sional discarding of theories as new evidence comes to light	Evolutionary Arms Race Record at least 10 interesting pieces of information	Read the following -article = Reflection: How does this make you think differently about bacteria?	Describe the development of a scientific theory that illustrates logical reasoning, creativity, testing, revision, and replacement of prior ideas in light of new evidence.
17	9-11 LS3E Biological classifications are based on howorganisms are related, reflecting their evolutionary history.	Notes notes and Bacteria Work sheet worksheet	Check out Personal Responsibility on website	Classify organisms, using similarities and differences in physical and functional characteristics
18	9-12 INQA Question Scientists generate and evaluate questions to investigate the natural world.	Explore/Explain pages 12 - 15, P/P 1-5	Stop and Think part I - 1 &2	Generate and evaluate a question that can be Ans-wered through a scientific investigation. Critique questions generated by others and explain whether or not the questions arescientific
19	9-12 INQE Model The essence of scientific investigation involves the development of a theory or conceptual model that can generate testable predictions	Explore/Explain pages 16 & 17 P/P 1 - 6	Stop and Think Part II 1 - 3	Formulate one or more hypotheses based on a model or theory of a causal relationship. Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking to formulate and evaluate the hypotheses
20	9-12 INQD Communicate Clearly The methods and procedures that scientists use to obtain evidence must be clearly reported to enhance opportunities for further investigation	Use Lab format to write up experiment	none	Write a detailed laboratory report that includes:the question that motivated the study, a justification for the kind of investigation chosen, hypotheses (if any), a des-cription of what was done, a summary of data in tables and graphs, and a conclusion, based on the evidence, that responds to the question

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