Catalyst – August (12+7), 2009

1. What is an observation?2. Why didn’t the $cash money$

burn yesterday?

You have 5 minutes.

Today’s Agenda

Catalyst NOLA Water Sample Note-taking Observation/Inference Notes Moving Desks Procedure Independent Work Time Exit Question

Today’s Objectives

Objectives SWBAT take excellent science notes.

SWBAT differentiate between observations and inferences.

NOLA Water Sample

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans has been serving citizens and protecting the environment since 1899.

Originally formed to combat disease by providing safe drinking water and eliminating the health hazards of open sewer ditches, today the SWB continues its mission using 21st century technology.

Scribe

A scribe is someone who writes down books or documents as a profession

In this class, a scribe writes down things on the board for his/her classmates

Note-taking: Why do we take notes? Taking notes helps us to learn Notes are a useful tool

If you don’t remember an answer and have good notes, you can find the answer in your notes

When you review your notes, you get the big picture - how what you learn builds up over time and how it all fits together

What makes good notes good? Good notes are written in your

own words Good notes only contain

information that helps YOU understand the material

Good notes can be scanned quickly so that you can easily find what you’re looking for

What does Ms. Stroh expect you do with your good notes?

Keep them organized in your binder

Use them to answer questions in class

Use them to complete homework and projects

Study them before each quiz and test

The Lim Yankowitz Method©

Developed by Mr. LY (Mr. LY wishes his students were as cool as Ms. Stroh’s!)

I love Mr. LY’s note-

taking steps!

The Lim Yankowitz Method©

Take a piece of paper and fold the left side in toward the middle. The left side should be one-third the width of the paper

Write name of lesson and date on top

Example on next slide

Soccer 8/19/09

Key Points

All our lessons will have 2-5 key points: the big, most important things that I want you to learn

In the left column of your paper, you will write key points word for word In PowerPoints, key points will always be red

Key points

go here!!!

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Supporting Details

Supporting details are everything that help you remember key points

On the right side of your paper, write down supporting details in your own words YOU CHOOSE what to write down.

Only write down what will help YOU remember the key points.

Write supporting details in your own words. They’re only there to help YOU, so you need to make sure they’re in words YOU can understand.

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Key point #1

Key point #2

Key point #3

Supporting details about key point #1.

Supporting details about key point #2.

Supporting details about key point #3.

Soccer

Why do we do this?

Immediately tell the difference between super important facts (key points) and the things that help you understand them (supporting details)

Writing supporting details in your own words ensures that your notes are written in sentences that makes sense to you

Easy to find facts

Boxing 1/14/09Edison Arantes do Nascimento, best

known by his nickname Pelé, is a Brazilian soccer player. He was given the title of Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee, and Time magazine listed Pelé as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. In his native Brazil, Pele is hailed as a national hero. He is known for his accomplishment and contributions to the game of soccer in addition to being declared soccer ambassador of the world by FIFA. Pelé is also known for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor. He is the all-time leading scorer of the Brazilian national team and is the only soccer player in history to be a part of three World Cup-winning teams. On October 19, 1969, he scored his 1,000th goal, and dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil. Since his retirement in 1977, Pelé has been a worldwide ambassador for football and has undertaken various acting roles and commercial ventures.

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BoxingBoxingSoccer 8/19/09Soccer is a very old game.

The U.S. Men’s National team is ranked 12th in the world.

Dates back to 2nd and 3rd centuries B.C.First played in China

The World Cup is the most prestigious soccer competition in the world

Soccer has steadily grown in popularity in U.S. since the 1970s

Held every four yearsMost widely viewed event in the world

And on with the science show! Now that we have learned to

successfully take notes in class, it’s time to learn about…

OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES!!!

Observation

Key Point #1: An observation is gathering information about the world through our five senses Examples:

I see that Mr. LY’s student is smaller than me.

I hear that the music is loud.I smell that poo is stinky.I taste that chocolate is sweet.I feel that ice is cold when I touch it.

Inference

Key Point #2: An inference is a possible explanation or guess made about an observation (belief) Examples

I see that Mr. LY’s student is smaller than me. I infer that Mr. LY’s student is younger than me.

I hear that the music is loud. My parents probably want me to turn it down

I smell that poo is stinky. So I bet that I should not rub it on my body

Ms. Stroh should give chocolate to students as a reward, because chocolate tastes sweet.

I feel that ice is cold. So I believe that it will cool down my cold drink

The Difference

Key Point #3: Observations are facts, and can’t be wrong. Inferences are possible explanations, and can be wrong.

Example: Andrew leaves the movie theatre and sees that the ground is wet, so he thinks that it rained.

Observation: Andrew knows this by his sense of sight. Can’t be wrong.

Inference: explains the observation. But could there be any other reasons???

Let’s go back to our NOLA Sewer Lice

Are all these “observations” we made before actually observations?

Are any of them inferences that we made without thinking?

Observation and Inference Practice 1

Observation and Inference Practice 2

Moving Desks Procedure

When will you be in ROWS? Catalyst, Independent Practice, Exit Question,

Tests When will you be in GROUPS?

INM, Guided Practice, Group Work How do you move into groups?

Turn desks, legs should be in blue square on floor How do you move the desks into rows?

You have 10 second to move Front desks turn to the front and apart Back desks move apart

Observation or Inference?Independent Practice 1

Write each of the statements in your notes, and identify them as either Observation (O) or Inference (I)

This kid looks like a dork. The cowboy hat is tan. Cake tastes delicious. Cake tastes sweet. I believe it is his birthday.

Observation or Inference?Independent Practice Part 2 Make five observations about the

classroom, and three inferences based on those observations.

Observations Inferences1. 1.2. 2.3. 3.4.5.

Key Point Wrap-up

Key Point #1: An observation is gathering information about the world through our five senses

Key Point #2: An inference is a possible explanation or guess made about an observation (belief)

Key Point #3: Observations are facts, and can’t be wrong. Inferences are possible explanations, and can be wrong.

Exit Questions

1. In your own words, describe the difference between an observation and an inference.

2. Label the following statements as either observation (O) or inference (I). Don’t write the statements!

Glue feels sticky. Michael Jordan was the best basketball

player of all time. Talib Kweli writes beautiful lyrics. Pickles smell gross! Christian hears the bell ringing.