10/26/15 Bell Ringer

Write your answer for analysis question #3 from last night’s homework.

Objective: To brainstorm science experiment ideas

Qualitative Quantitative

About the volunteer Seriousness of pain/conditionCondition of healthAllergiespast surgeriesgenderCurrent medication

Body temperatureHeart RateBlood pressureageheightweighttime headaches last

During the experiment

How the medicine tastesCondition of healthSide effects and symptoms

% of people that feel betterBody temperatureHeart RateBlood pressuretime headaches last

Agenda

Share our experiment ideas (Homework from the weekend)

Partner share

Unit 1 Project Information

Computer Lab Instructions

Brainstorm topic ideas

Homework: Come to class with 3 topic ideas

Designing your own experiment

• Design an experiment to investigate the effect of one variable on your ability to catch a ball. For example, you may want to investigate your ability to catch with one eye closed, to compare your ability to catch with your right or your left hand, or to vary the size of the ball.

Designing an

Experiment

Summative Grading

Designing an Experiment Analyzing Data

Unit 1 Project

Designing your own experiment

You must:

● Gather background information (Review of Literature)

● Create a question, hypothesis, procedures, safety, informed consent, data chart.

● DO THE EXPERIMENT and COLLECT DATA (both qualitative & quantitative)

● Organize your information on a graph, through calculations, and stating your results and conclusion.

● Present your findings to the class through a Powerpoint presentation

TimelineReview of Literature 10/15 Computer Lab -

Research10/20 Computer Lab - Write ROL

DUE: 10/22 Thurs

Design Experiment DUE: 10/20 Tue

Complete Test/Collect Data Experiment: 10/21 - 10/27

Results and Conclusion DUE: 11/2

Presentations In Class: 11/3 - 11/5

Categories of Interest

Biology

Health

Behavior Science

Memory

Senses

Example:

Step 1: Research - Part 1

Thursday - Computer Lab

Research anything and everything you can about your topic.

Look for similar projects or studies that have been done.

Create a Google Doc to keep track of good websites you find.

COMPUTER LAB REMINDER

Thursday 10/151022 - Periods 82012 - Period 5,6

10/27/15 Bell Ringer

What is a Review of Literature? Why is it important to complete a ROL before designing an experiment?

Objective: To discuss the guidelines of our ROL

Agenda

Step 1 - Research directions

ROL requirements

APA Format

Homework: Complete research on topic/subtopics - Due Monday (Google Classroom)

Step 1 - Research

Which one are you?

● I already know my experiment idea and have clear sub-topics to research

● I don’t have a clear experiment idea, but I know what sub-topics I need to research

● I only have a large topic, but no subtopics

ROL Requirements

● Double-spaced

● 12 pt font

● Times New Roman

● 2-3+ pages

● 1-inch margins

Parts of a ROL

1. Information (using in-text citations)

● 3-5 subtopics (Use headings to show the different sub-topics you researched)

● No first person (I, me)

● Do not explain what you are going to do for your experiment

● Avoid quotes in science writing.

2. References - Use Citation Machine

● 6+ credible sources

● All published within the last 10 years

● APA format

● Alphabetical order by author ‘s last name

GUIDELINES FOR FINDING RELIABLE SOURCES: (taken from sciencefair.math.iit.edu)

Government addresses can generally be trusted (www.abcdefg.gov)

College and university websites are usually accurate (www.abcdefs.edu)

Websites from scientific groups or non-government organizations are usually

trustworthy. These websites will be run by people named “International

Society of [something],” “Organization of American [something],” or

“National [something]Association.”

Review of Literature

● Think about how your science textbook or other non-fiction text would teach about your topic.

● There should be a nice organized flow to your writing. It should not sound like random bullet point facts pasted into paragraphs.

● Key components:

○ Facts about your topic

○ What other studies have been done related to your topic.

Example Review of Literature

APA format

In-Text Citation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzKlb7E7ERc

References

http://www.citationmachine.net/

Paper format

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKZVCIqD4_U

In-Text Citation

•For every fact or picture in your research paper you should follow it with a citation telling the reader where you found the information.

•A citation is just the name of the author and the date of the publication placed in parentheses like this: (Author, date).

Example In-Text Citation

Use the author’s last name and year the information was written.

Example:Dr. Spangle (2012) explains that cacao beans were first taken over to Europe by Christopher Columbus.

OR

Cacao beans were first taken to Europe by Christopher Columbus (Spangle, 2012).

Example

Author: Kylie Harris

Date: July 3, 2011

Weight loss becomes harder as one ages, particularly when one reaches their late 30s, a

time when 15 percent of people note an unexplained weight gain ________________.(Harris, 2011)