Thursday, August 31 st Warm up

2. Thursday, August 31st Warm up Activity #1. Finish the activity from yesterday – 5 minutes • If you are done with activity #1, proceed to activity #2 • 2. Hair analysis: • Place a small drop of water in the middle of a microscope slide. • Place the hairs side-by-side or crossing each other in the drop of water and put a cover slip over them. • Examine the hairs under LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH power of the microscope. • Draw a section of each hair under HIGH power and make notes on any differences.

3. Was the “object” you observed alive? Share with you partner and support your answer using EVIDENCE What is evidence?

4. How to write a scientific explanation:Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER)

5. How to write a scientific explanation (CER) C= Claim. Statement that responds to the question. E= Evidence. Data that support your claim. R= Reasoning. Explain why your evidence (data) supports your claim. In other words, how does your data prove your point?

6. Example C= ClaimFacebook is the best social networking service E= Evidence It can be accessed by a large range of desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones. It can be used to exchange messages, chat, update photos, videos and links

7. Example #2 C= ClaimHiguain is the best soccer player E= Evidence In 2015-16 he scored 36 goals winning the Capocannoniere title and equalling Gino Rossetti's 87-year-old record for goals in an Italian top-flight season.

8. Example #2 (reasoning) C= ClaimHiguain is the best soccer player E= Evidence In 2015-16 he scored 36 goals winning the Capocannoniere title and equalling Gino Rossetti's 87-year-old record for goals in an Italian top-flight season. R= Reasoning Because he scored so many goals, teams he was playing for were able to win many games. Juventus signed him for €90 million in 2016, making him the most expensive South American footballer of all time. his transfer fee was the highest ever paid by an Italian team and also the highest of a player transferring within any domestic league

9. Your turn: pick your best athlete or anything you like and write your claim and evidence C= Claim ……… E= Evidence …………

10. Was the “object” you observed alive? Share with you partner and support your answer using EVIDENCE What is evidence?

11. Still on microscopes https://www.cellsalive.com/howbig_js.htm

12. Complete CER on Queenie and her husband scenario (see handout).

13. Is the duck in the figure below a living organism? CLAIM (a statement, not just “yes” or “no”): EVIDENCE (proves your statement). Please provide THREE pieces of evidence!!

14. What factors/characteristics make something alive? CLAIM (a statement, not just “yes” or “no”): EVIDENCE (proves your statement). Please provide THREE pieces of evidence!!

15. Friday, September 1st Happy Friday!  Let’s review your HW • Today’s agenda: • HW correction • CER practice • Characteristics of life • “It’s life” activity

17. Possible Claims and Evidence CLAIM: Queenie is telling the truth. Arthur tripped and fell to his death. EVIDENCE: Queenie is surprised to see Arthur on the floor. Arthur’s body is laying at the end of the stairs CLAIM: Queenie is lying. Arthur did not trip and fall to his death. EVIDENCE: The glass Arthur is holding is still intact. Arthur’s body is positioned in an artificial way (like someone placed it that way on purpose)

18. Is Queenie telling the truth?

19. Is Quennie telling the truth?

20. Is the duck in the figure below a living organism? CLAIM (a statement, not just “yes” or “no”): EVIDENCE (proves your statement). Please provide THREE pieces of evidence!!

21. What factors/characteristics make something alive? CLAIM (a statement, not just “yes” or “no”): EVIDENCE (proves your statement). Please provide THREE pieces of evidence!!

22. More practice on CER!

23. CER Question: Is the little girl’s dad an alien? C: E: R: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQTsue0lKBk

24. CER – Answer Key • Question: Is the little girl’s dad an alien? • C: Her dad is an alien. • E: Speaks a weird language’ • Has a spaceship • From a place with a weird name • Drinks green stuff • Looks funny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQTsue0lKBk

25. CER R: The little girl’s dad is an alien. Aliens drink green stuff and they speak a weird language. They have spaceships to travel in. Aliens also look funny. They come from places that have weird names. They also walk funny. The little girl’s dad drinks green stuff, he has a space ship of his own and he walks weird. He also looks weird, like an alien. Her dad speaks a weird language and finally, he is from a place with a weird name. Therefore, her dad is an alien https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQTsue0lKBk

26. CER Question: Did the boy get punched in the face at prom? C: E: R: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_slK24lXU

27. CER – Answer Key • Question: Did the boy get punched in the face at prom? • C: The boy was punched in the face at prom • E: Black eye • Kissed another guy’s girlfriend • Prom king yelled and walked up to him really mad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQTsue0lKBk

28. CER R: The boy was punched in the face at prom. When you get hit hard in the face, it bruises (called a black eye). When you kiss someone else’s girlfriend, they get mad. When someone is mad enough, they may approach you angrily. The boy kissed the prom king’s girlfriend and the prom king got really mad. The boy had a black eye on the way home. Therefore, the boy was punched in the face at the prom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQTsue0lKBk

29. One more CER!

30. Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4mnmNBk1Y

31. To learn more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkpZfpNWjWY