8/25/2020 0 Comments Scientific Method Remote LEarning Unit: experimental design, Data Collection And GraphingMy main frustration when I always wanted to teach my kids the different types of variables, data, how to make a data table, how to graph and which type of graph to use was that everything I found was always WAY too advanced. It would work great for my IB or AP kids, but not for my freshmen, who STRUGGLE with graphs and math in general. So I have now created my own that covers all the major topics of experimental design, data collection and graphing, but on a very basic level. This lesson assumes that have had some basics of algebra and know what an x and y axis are, but other than that, it goes over everything you need to get your students started with experimentation. This is made in a digital interactive notebook format. You can do this with the kids or they can do it asynchronously. Don't forget to scroll all the way to the bottom for the video preview Here is a breakdown of the lesson. Title slide Slide 1 Data Collection: Research Question and Hypothesis- The difference between a research question and a hypothesis is described using one of the examples we will carry through the entire lesson. Slide 2 Data Collection: Write a hypothesis for each research question- Students are given 4 different research question that will be used as examples throughout, and students write in the corresponding hypothesis for each. Slide 3 Data Collection: Independent vs. Dependent variables- The differences between the variables are described using the experiment example carried through this entire lesson. Slide 4 Data Collection: Identify the Dependent and Independent variables in the examples- Students are given 4 short descriptions of experiments, and must identify the 2 types of variables for each Slide 5 Data Collection: Experiment vs. Control- The differences between experiment trials and controls to those experiments are described along with how to run a separate control experiment. Slide 6 Data Collection: Identify the experiment and the control in each example- Students are given 4 examples. and must determine what the experiment trials include, and what factors were controlled in the experiment as well as if there was a separate control experiment (not present in every experiment) Slide 7 Data Collection: How many experiments should I do? - Sample size and appropriate number of trials are covered. Slide 8 Data Collection: Type of data- Quantitative vs. Qualitative data are described. Slide 9 Data Collection: Identify Quantitative vs. Qualitative data- Students are given 4 examples of experiments. They must determine what the quantitative data is and what the qualitative data is. Slide 10 Data Collection: Does your question answer your research question/hypothesis?- Questions are posed to students so that can think if the data they are collecting actually ANSWERS the question they posed. Slide 11-12 Data Collection: Match the correct data with each hypothesis- Students will drag the correct pieces of data (there may be more that one) that would help to answer the hypothesis Slide 13 Data Collection:- Students are reminded that they need to think about everything previously covered BEFORE creating data tables and actually doing the experiment. Slide 14-15 How do I make a data table?- Helpful tips and examples are described to help students create data tables. Slide 16 Data Table Practice- Student construct a data table for the given experiment. Slide 17 How do I make a graph?: Graph checklist- Students are given a checklist for the creation of basic graph and are given a link to a video to reinforce these ideas. Slide 18 How do I make a graph?: Practice- Student drag the elements of a graph onto the correct position given graph "paper" Slide 19 Make a graph on Google Sheets- Students are given instruction on how to create graphs on google sheets. Students can click on the link to see an example on google sheets. Students click on the second link and are given a data table .They use the given data table to create a graph on google sheet and then copy and past the graph in their notebook. Slide 20 How do I know which graph to use? Students are given basic criteria to help them determine which graph would fit their data. Slide 21 Type of graph practice- Students are given 5 different descriptions of research questions. Students will then determine which type of graph should be used to represent the data. Interested in the lesson? Check out my TpT store
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