S.O.A.R./HERO
CER
Mr. S Facts (need 3 correct)
Testable vs. Non-Testable
Classroom/Science Trivia
100

What is another word for accountability?

Responsibility

100

What is a claim? 

Answer to a question in a complete sentence

Supported by evidence

100

Where does Mr. Surdo live?

Evanston/Chicago

100

!!DAILY DOUBLE!!

What is a testable question? (You cannot say "a question you can test")

Bonus Points awarded for every answer that defines a testable question

  • Be about the natural world

  • Not about feelings, thoughts, or beliefs

  • Be observed

  • Not about supernatural

  • Be measured

  • Be specific 

100

Give 3 facts about a specific scientist you learned about this week.

Answers will vary

200

What side of the hallway do you walk on in school?

The right side

200

Which part of CER explains the "Why?"

Reasoning

200

What is Mr. Surdo's pet dragon's name?

Drogon

200

Which kind of questions have "better than" or "worse than" in the question?

Non-testable questions

200

Which bin do you put your homework in? Use directional terms (like top, bottom, left, right)

Answers will vary based on class period

1st-top left

2nd-top right

4th-bottom left

5th-bottom right

300

Where is the school store?

In Mrs. Chalmers/Dillo's office

300

How can you tell something is evidence?

Facts, scientific information, true statements

300

Which ride did Mr. Surdo go on for the first time at Six Flags this summer?

Superman

300

"How long is a football field in centimeters?" -testable or non-testable and why?

Testable-can be measured, specific question

300

What are the titles of the two posters outside the door?

I am/We Are


How will you S.O.A.R. today?

400

What is another word for Outstanding Attitude?

Positivity/Positive Attitude


400

If the claim is "Water freezes at 32 degrees", what would be the question the claim is answering?

"What temperature does water freeze at?"

"What freezes at 32 degrees?"

400

Which teacher did Mr. Surdo work with last year (at another school)?

Mrs. Chalmers

400

Give an example testable question you had for your paper bridge experiment.

Answers will vary

400

What do the letters in C.O.A.T.S. stand for?

Caption

Objects

Action

Time

Summary

500

How many HERO points can you get in one class period?

6

500

Come up with a CER to this question: "What period do you come to Science?"

C: I/we come to Science ____ period.

E: Schedule, routine, know where to go, etc.

R: Because of E, C is true.

500

What new thing did Mr. Surdo get last weekend?

New Bed/Mattress

500

"Can you run faster than a car?"- is this a testable or non-testable question and why?

Non-testable: Opinion because you can run faster than a car if the car is going slow or not moving, but that is not always true because the car can move faster than humans (up to 200 mph).

You can measure it, but the question is not specific enough to give an exact measurement=

non-testable.

500

What is the time rule about going to the bathroom at the beginning and end of class?


Only can go after first 10 minutes of class, cannot go last 10 minutes of class.