Lesson+B+Game+Plan


 * LESSON B:**


 * “Investigation”**

__ Objective for the Lesson __

 * Students will be able to develop a hypothesis to explain their observation.
 * Students will be able to discuss water usage, usage and conservation.
 * Students will be able to discuss, explain and contrast the weather of other places with comparison to their own.

Discuss how scientists make predictions and give examples. Use the following website to view, read and discuss findings before proceeding to observation. (10-15 minutes.)

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10101/1049171-115.stm

Continue to step 1 and 2. The main focus and objective for Lesson B, is to answer the questions and realize how important observations and hypothesis truly are. Through this very hypothesis and observations you've made, the findings are validated.

Scientists make predictions all the time. They must make observations and then develop an idea or hypothesis to explain their observations. Through the investigation, the hypothesis is verified or negated.


 * STEP 1: OBSERVATION.** Think about what you have learned and know about water use. Think about how much water you and your family use everyday. How do you think your class would size up to your family more or less? What about other parts of the country or the world?


 * STEP 2: DEVELOP AN IDEA**. Brainstorm several of the before mentioned and decide as a class which one to choose. Use the following questions below to help you solve and develop an idea.

How do you think the average amount of water you use in one day compares to what other Americans use?

Do you think people in other parts of the world use more or less water than Americans? Why?

What factors contribute to water usage?

How do you think you could conserve water usage?

(Some examples might be:)

People in drier climates use more water than people in rainier climates. Americans use more water than people in Europe. Water usage depends on geographical location. People who live near oceans use less water than people who do not.

Here are the websites from Lesson A and below, you'll find some more concerning hypothesis, how scientists make predictions and how you can learn how to validate your own predictions/hypothesis.

__ Technological Resources to Research and to help in the aide of teaching water conservation. __

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http://www.punaridge.org/doc/teacher/method/Default.htm

http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/scienceskills/scientificmethod/grownups.weml

Upon viewing these resources, you'll find many examples of water conservation, ways you can incorporate it on a small-bigger level and the importance of conserving water.

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__ Assessment of the Objectives: __

Watching videos from previous Lesson and discussing how to make a observation and hypothesis. Student discussions, observation and verbal reasoning will be used to assess student learning.

__ SUMMARY __

Students will discuss what they've found, how they think scientists make predictions/hypothesis and how they validate conclusions/findings. Students will discuss their findings of how they can observe, create a hypothesis and validate their findings. Give examples according to their project and their findings from the videos and previous lessons.