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Mr. Alvarez's Science Wiki

Email: jlalvarez@mail.fhsu.edu
Welcome to Mr. Alvarez's classroom website. This site will be used to by those in the classroom to collaborate and learn from each other.

This is a learning experience and, in the true spirit of collaborative learning, I am open to any and all help from those that see this site.

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Scientist’s Notebook Model

Scientist Notebook **Record as a Scientist** **Reflect as a Scientist** · Scientist's notebook must be in class daily. · Notebooks will be assessed according to the organization criteria. · Date each page on the (upper right hand corner). · Number every page (bottom right hand corner). · Written entries must be on the right hand side. · Keep a neat and organized scientist's notebook at all times.
 * Think as a Scientist**
 * Guidelines:**

4 excellent 3 good 2 fair 1 poor ||
 * **Scientist Notebook Organization Rubric**
 * || Evidence || Score || Comment ||
 * Table of Contents || * all entries are included
 * page numbers written ||  ||   ||
 * General Organization || * titles
 * dates
 * page numbers
 * overall neatness ||  ||   ||
 * Written Entries and Reflections || * thorough
 * show evidence of understanding the topic
 * include main ideas
 * give details ||  ||   ||
 * Diagrams || * titled & labeled ||  ||   ||

**Table of Contents**


 * = Entry # ||= **Page #** ||


 * Title: Date:**


 * **Focus Question** ||
 * How… or What… or Does… ||
 * **Prediction/ Hypothesis** ||
 * If I do this….. ||
 * Then…. because……. ||
 * **Planning** ||
 * < Optional writing of laboratory procedures ||
 * < Design of investigation ||
 * Page # ||
 * **Planning** ||
 * < Optional writing of laboratory procedures ||
 * < Design of investigation ||
 * Page # ||
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**Date:** //or// || or ||
 * **Data** ||
 * Paragraph, Bullets, Table/Chart, Drawings, Graphs, etc. ||
 * **Claims and Evidence** ||
 * **Claims** || Evidence ||  ||
 * **Conclusion** ||
 * //In this investigation…//
 * **Conclusion** ||
 * //In this investigation…//
 * **Conclusion** ||
 * //In this investigation…//
 * **Conclusion** ||
 * //In this investigation…//
 * //In this inquiry….//
 * //I (we) learned that…..// ||
 * **Questions** ||
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**Literacy Connection**
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 * Literacy Connection**

Self Check • Relates to the big idea • Uses your own words ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || • Makes hypothesis/prediction • Explain why you think this will happen ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || • Lists the materials • Describe the steps you take so someone else can repeat the experiment & get the same results ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || • Organized • Clear • Accurate • Diagrams/graphs have all essential elements (labels, title, details, etc.) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || • A “claim” is a statement about what you observe to be happening in the experiment. For each claim, you must give the evidence from the experiment that supports it. • Claims should be related to the underlying principles • Evidence includes what works and what doesn’t work when appropriate. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || • Begins with the topic sentence that puts the focus question into a sentence format • Use words from the word wall • Refer to the evidence you gathered to support your claims • Show your connection to the focus question • Show your connection to the real world ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || • What new thoughts or questions do you have? • How could you improve this lab or your results? • What went wrong? • Describe a “wow” factor ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Elements & Criteria** ||  **NA**  ||  **Not Present**  ||  **Lacking**  ||  **Meets**  ||  **Exceeds**  ||
 * **Focus Question**
 * **Hypothesis/Prediction**
 * **Planning**
 * **Data/Diagrams/Graphs**
 * **Claims and Evidence**
 * **Conclusion**
 * **Reflections**


 * TITLE OF LESSON**

//What…, How…, Does… are good beginnings//
 * FOCUS QUESTION* (Big Idea)**
 * What do you have to investigate or figure out in this lesson that is related to the big idea?
 * What will be the main question that will guide your learning?

//If I do … then… will happen because…// //I think … because//
 * PREDICTION/ HYPOTHESIS***
 * What do you think will happen (USING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE)


 * PLANNING**
 * (Don’t rewrite procedures- use if you need to design a procedure)**

//Paragraph, Bullets, Table/Chart, Drawings, Graphs, etc.//
 * DATA***
 * Record the data in a way that will make sense to you later:
 * Title and label diagrams and pictures
 * Measurements should be specific, accurate, and units labeled
 * NEVER erase your work: Simply cross out any errors

I claim that when ………, then ……….. (happens)…. I know this to be true because I observed………
 * CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE***
 * **Claims** || **Evidence** ||
 * State your claim based on your evidence (data collected from observations)
 * What do you claim to be true?
 * How can you prove what you are stating? (Back it up)
 * What do you claim to be true?
 * How can you prove what you are stating? (Back it up)


 * MAKING MEANING CONFERENCE***
 * Make your thinking public in a class discussion
 * Turn and Talk

//In this investigation…// //In this inquiry….// //I (we) learned that…..// //I (we) liked/did not like…… because// //My (our) prediction that…..was…..because….// //This reminds me (us) of….. because….// //I (we) discovered that…..// //Now I (we) think that….because// //My hypothesis was **correct/incorrect**// //because…//
 * CONCLUSION/REFLECTION***
 * Restate the focus question as a topic sentence
 * Use details from your claims and evidence (data) chart to answer the focus question.
 * Every claim must be supported by evidence.
 * Refer back to your hypothesis
 * Record your thoughts after the experiment (Understandings, Likes, Related Thinking, Connections)
 * Include a summative sentence that can be a restatement in different words of the topic sentence.


 * Questions**
 * What new questions do you have to extend your learning?