What+is+science?

=Title: What is Science? = =Big Idea: Science and the Scientific Method = =Objectives: __Students will be able to:__ = =Standards:=
 * 1) == Describe characteristics of science and scientific thought. ==
 * 2) == Identify key aspects of science that separate it from other fields of study. ==
 * 3) == Describe the relevance of the scientific method(s). ==

Background Knowledge:
== Students just need to bring all of their ideas and thoughts about science and the scientific method. They need to be willing to share ideas and listen to others. They also need to be willing to accept ideas and realize that science is an ever changing field with new ideas and technologies. == =Materials:=

Computer with internet access, IPad, projector, Apollo 13 or THEM movie or clip, pages with questions/center directions
=Procedure:=
 * 1) == Students need to watch a video clip from a scientific film that demonstrates scientific thought. We chose to use the video Apollo 13 (when the CO2 filter fails and the team has to build a new one and give the procedure to the astronauts) or the move THEM . Both movies represent scientific processes. The Apollo 13 clip will need to be edited for a bad word. ==
 * 2) == As the students watch the clip or movie, they need to make a list of all of all the words that they think are related to the word science. ==
 * 3) == I will list all of their words on the board. ==
 * 4) == As a class, we will discuss the question: Which words pertain just to science? Which words are necessary? ==
 * 5) == What is the difference between "doing science" and the Scientific Method? ==
 * 6) == I think it would be great to set up different stations to have students rotate through thinking about all of the things we have been talking about. The stations might include: ==
 * 7) == Students could analyze another video clip and count how many times the scientist goes through each piece of the scientific method, if they are in order, are some pieces repeated, etc. ==
 * 8) == Students can use Science Lab to review key terminology used in scientific discoveries. ==
 * 9) == Students can watch BrainPop on the IPad about the scientific method and how to think about problems. ==
 * 10) == Give students a box with something inside it. There job is to try and figure out what it is by making observations. ==
 * 11) == Students might be able to find a cool lab on ScienceHouse that we should consider trying out in class. ==

=Reflection/ Further questions:=
 * 1) == What is a Hypothesis? ==
 * 2) == What do you think about the words hypothesis, law, and theory? ==