Syllabus
Scientific Method
Lab
What I learned last year?
Mrs. Wagner
100

Materials needed for science this year.

What is a 3 ring binder, 5 dividers, and 2 composition books?

100

Variable that is the outcome you measure or observe.

What is the dependent variable?

100

Tools used to accurately measure length.

What are rulers and meter sticks?

100

The largest planet in our solar system.  

What is Jupiter?

100

My favorite color.  

What is green?

200

Location of your textbook.

What is online at CK-12?

200

Variable that the investigator intentionally changes.  

What is the independent variable?

200

The very first person you must notify immediately after any spill, injury, or accident.

Who is the teacher?

200

The amount of matter in a given space.  

What is density?

200

My favorite aquatic animal.

What is the octopus?

300

Place you need to check each night for updates and homework.

What is the class bulletin board?

300

All the factors in an experiment that must be kept exactly the same to ensure a fair test.

What are constants or controlled variables?

300

Tool used to accurately measure liquid volume.  

What is a graduated cylinder?

300

The theory that the lithosphere is broken into pieces that float and move on top of the mantle.

What is plate tectonics?

300

My favorite NFL football team.

What is the Eagles?

400

Place where you can find online assignments and additional resources.

What is the Topics page?

400

The step that is a testable, educated prediction about the outcome of your experiment.

What is a hypothesis?

400

Tool used to find the mass of a substance.

What is a balance?

400

The loop of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) driven by differences in temperature.

What is convection current?

400

Number of daughters I have.

What is two?

500

A way that you can improve in science.

What is revise labs and classwork?

500

A statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature, often written as a math equation.

What is a scientific law?

500

Equipment used to prevent injury in lab.

What are googles and gloves?

500

The four spheres of the Earth.  

What is the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere?

500

My biggest pet peeve.

What is when students don't take responsibility for their actions?