Richard

Criterion A: One World The purpose of the inventor project was too research an inventor, then illustrate, explain, show pros, cons, and the effect of one of their inventions to the world. For Steve Jobs, I chose the iPad. On my card I explained that a computer is too big to carry, and a laptop doesn’t have enough life. But you can carry an iPad, like which is like a computer and has a 10 hour battery life. To discover all of this, I use the internet and a few books. Criterion B: Communication in Science The point of this project/test/activity was to be able to recognize laboratory safety signs and know where and how to use the safety equipment in the lab. The reason I chose this was because it used visual signs to show precautions in the lab. For example, a picture of fire is used to show flames can be used so you must tie back hair and loose clothing, along with recognizing how to ignite an extinguish flames. Usually just the signs would be painted on the wall. All you need to make that is paint. Criterion C: Knowledge and Understanding of Science In the rock journal, students had to create a reproduction of the origin, date, and time of a rock they brought in to class by creating a diorama. This was an oral presentation. Orally, you must use scientific language to describe your rock’s origin, type, size, and appearance. For my group, we only used three rocks, play-doh, Legos, paper and cardboard for our diorama. We all used Google Earth for location (coordinates), and our science textbook. Criterion D: Scientific Inquiry For the Map in a pan, students had to make a clay mountain model and record its contour lines. Along with recording the background of the project, we had to make a hypothesis using if, and then, and record the purpose, which was to help hikers find the best route to wherever they were going. We used water, clay, a ruler, a pan plexi glass, and an expo marker was used to record the contour lines. Criterion E: Processing Data In the Famous Mountains Bar Graph, students had to get data on famous mountains and put it on a graph (elevation). In the graph you had to collect and record data using meters and organize the data in a graph. The internet was used in order to discover the mountains’ height. Processing data—Famous Mountains Bar Graph Criterion F: Attitudes in Science For the slides “Attitudes in Science” students had to present three ways in which a safety attitude was used. I chose a lifejacket. In the lifejacket slide I presented an anonymous person wearing a lifejacket to stay safe during an experiment in which you go kayaking out in the ocean. I just used Microsoft PowerPoint and a lifejacket.
 * One World—Inventor Project ||
 * Choose your inventor ||
 * Research your inventor and one of his inventions ||
 * Make a card about one of the inventor’s inventions ||
 * Present your card to the class. Then hang it. ||
 * Make and turn in an essay about your inventor. ||
 * Communication in Science—Laboratory Safety ||
 * Cut out lab safety signs from your textbook ||
 * Study them ||
 * Take the laboratory safety test ||
 * Knowledge and Understanding of Science—Rock Journal ||
 * Bring in a few rocks for your group ||
 * Choose which rocks you are going to use ||
 * Do a rock journal (origin’s coordinates, date, and time found. Type of rock, size and description. ||
 * Build a diorama ||
 * Present the diorama. ||
 * Scientific Inquiry—Map in a Pan ||
 * Make clay mountains in a bucket ||
 * Pour a centimeter of dark blue water, then mark the mountains’ contour lines is from the top using plexi glass and an expo marker ||
 * Repeat until you can’t see the mountain anymore. ||
 * Record the contour lines into your journal ||
 * Get information of famous mountains ||
 * Make a data table organizing mountains by elevation (high to low) ||
 * Make a y-axis labeled elevation in meters/Make an x-axis labeled famous mountains ||
 * Graph elevation ||
 * Number on the top of the bars, the elevation in meters ||
 * = Attitudes in Science—Representing safety with a lifejacket ||
 * = Go onto powerpoint ||
 * = Made a new slide ||
 * = Title the slide ||
 * = Get a picture of someone wearing a life jacket ||
 * = Include facts about the safety of wearing a lifejacket ||
 * = Include statistics of how many people die per year without wearing a life jacket ||
 * = Works cited ||