Lauren

Lemieux 1 Lauren Lemieux Ms.Bratcher Science F Block 4 May 2012

Criterion A: One World, For the Human Ingenuity project, we had to research a specific scientist assigned to us by Ms.B. We then had to collect information on our scientist, in my case Hippocrates, and use our notes to write a five paragraph essay. At last, we created a sketch representing our scientist and his/her invention on the back of a laminated notecard that was displayed on our classroom's timeline. This project is an example of One World because my scientist's (Hippocrates) invention had an impact on ancient and modern society. The Hippocratic Oath is still used today all around the world. It ensures that doctors treat their patients right and with respect, and only has positive effects on the medical world. Not only did I use various instruments such as the internet, works cited slips, Encyclopedias, and different books for this assignment, but so did Hippocrates! Hippocrates used one crucial thing... his mind! Back then, there weren't any surgical tools or medicine, he just examined the bodies and told them how to prevent illnesses.

Criterion B: Communication in Science Our Catalina Powerpoint was basically just a slideshow made up of pictures with commentary about our trip Catalina Island. There were different categories for each slide; Living Organisms, Natural Phenomena, Native Flora, a Summary, and a Works Cited. In addition, we presented the power points to our science class, fourth, and fifth graders. This project fits Criterion B because in our commentary, we used numerous amounts of scientific language. The powerpoint also has a works cited at the end, giving credit to the original authors and our friends whose pictures we used. Not only was this a presentation, but it also started as a written outline depicting each slide's captions to the pictures. In our powerpoint, we used many referencing systems, technology, and study skills. First off, we used lots of different resources like our science notes that we referred to constantly, and the internet. We had to cite all of these and put together a works cited. Finally, to even create the whole assignment, we used Microsoft PowerPoint.



Criterion C: Knowledge and Understanding of Science Our task for the Moon Journals was to record the Moon's behavior each night, for an entire month. We recorded what time and date it was, the current moon phase, the weather, wrote and observation, drew a sketch, and sometimes made a prediction. This matches Criterion C's objectives because in our journals, we used detailed scientific language to describe the moon numerous times. We also applied past scientific knowledge to figure out what moon phase occurred, and to make a prediction on what would happen the next night. Analyzing scientific information about the moon, and identifying the relationship patterns of the moon (Full, Waning Gibbous, Half, etc.) also took place in this project. All of the tools that we used were our moon journal to record data, pencil and a paper to write, and the night sky for observation.... Just kidding! To find information on the weather, an application on my Iphone was used.



Criterion D: Scientific Inquiry For the Crater Lab, we dropped different size rocks into layers of coco powder, flour, and sprinkles to see examples representing ejecta rays made in regolith on the moon, and to test my hypothesis that ," ... the measurements of the two craters will be different, based on the angle the rocks were thrown from, and the size of the rocks. We then recorded the height the rock was dropped from, how deep the indentation (crater) from the rock was, and then we drew a sketch. Like this Criterion,Scientific Inquiry, in the Crater Lab we did an investigation on a specific scientific problem or question, my hypothesis. We then proved our Hypotheses correct and wrote down new results. All of this work came out of testing variables and carrying out an investigation of measure, me measuring the craters' depth at the end. Many tools were needed for this investigation layers of coco powder, flour, and sprinkles, rocks, and a ruler. The layers were provided to us by Ms.Bratcher, and was the key material to this experiment. Rocks (also from Ms.Bratcher), assisted us in proving our hypotheses right, and rulers were used to measure.



Criterion E: Processing Data Our class Phoneme Experiment consisted of reading a selected science article for one minute. How many words were read and misread aloud were all recorded, and at the end of the week, graphed on a bar graph. This activity connects with Criterion E because it is an example of recording data (the words read aloud each day), while using units of measurement (words per minute). It also exemplifies organizing present data in simple numerical form on a bar graph in our graph notebooks. In order for the Phoneme Experiment to be accomplished, a couple of tools were required. First, we needed a science article to read off of, a partner to check off any missed words, Ms.Bratcher to keep track of the time, a pencil, and our graph notebook to record the information. F: Attitudes in Science In Catalina, we participated in a Plankton Lab. We went out in the harbor with Turtle (our instructor), to do experiments with the microscopic creatures. We measured the water's visibility in feet, its temperature in degrees f, and its salinity in PPT (Parts Per Thousand). After "trawling", we took the Plankton back to the lab and identified them under a microscope. The Plankton Lab in very similar to Attitudes in Science being it shows how we worked safely with materials and equipment used. With all the tools, we were very cautious, not to drop them in the bottom of the ocean, and we worked responsibly with the Plankton (living organisms). Even in the lab we respected the animals, and didn't mess with them under the microscope. For this lab, we used many tools to measure the water. We used a Thermometer to measure its temperature, a Hydrometer for salinity, and a Seccidish for visibility. A microscope, boat, lifejackets, pencils, our journals, and of course our brains were also used.