Monday – Friday

Scientist PowerPoint

Researcher PowerPoint

Monday- Introduce web quest to students, assign jobs (scientist or researchers) to students.

Tuesday- Students will continue to work on their research

Wednesday- Students must complete their research. (The following steps must be completed)

Researchers: Task - To Gather The Facts As Researchers you will work together to gather information for an Issue Report. You will preplan with My Idea Worksheet and use the Issue Report Outline to assist you with gathering the facts. When you have completed these tasks you will meet and work together with the two scientists to plan and design a Display Board that will represent the entire team's work. Using the Display Board the entire team will take part in presenting their work to the rest of the class.

Students will begin their research using the following sites:

Researchers Process- Step1: Print out and complete the My Idea Worksheet. Place in your folder when through. Clue Step 2: Print out and use the Issue Report Outline to gather facts for your report. Use the "hyperlink clues" below to assist you with your research. Argument For: Clue Argument Against: Clue 5 Facts: Clues Mainly Affects: Clue Effects: Clue Solutions: Clue  Action: Clue  Reaction Summary: Clue Step 3: Now, you will publish your Issue Report. Be sure to edit and proofread the information that you have compiled on your issue report. Then, using that information and Microsoft Word type your Issue Report.  

 Scientists: Task - To Test The Facts! As scientists you will work together, using the Science Process and Math Calculation to discover the best way to test fat content in Chocolate Chip Cookies. Your teacher will provide you with three unopened packages of Chocolate Chip Cookies. Each one will be a different brand (i.e. Nabisco, Keebler, etc.) You will gather and record data for each brand.

Scientists Process- Step 1: Set out the three brands of Chocolate Chip Cookies. DO NOT OPEN THEM YET! Step 2: Print out and complete the Data Worksheet. Use the steps and clues below to help you complete it. Place in your folder when through. Label Brand's A, B, & C. State Your Problem: Clue Observations: Now, you will need to make some observations. Study and read the outside package of each cookie. Clue Formulate Hypothesis: This is where you make a "scientific guess" as to which cookie will be the healthiest or have the least amount of fat. Clue Record Data: Using the data on the outside package of each brand of cookies records the total fat grams and the total mass grams for each brand. Clue What do you think we really need to know? Clue Step 3: Print out and complete the Math Calculation Sheet. Place in your folder when through.  First, list the total fat (g) and total mass (g) for each brand of cookies. Next, divide the total Fat (g) into the total mass (g) for each brand in order to get the fat to mass ratio. Step 4: Return to your Data Worksheet. Record the fat to mass ratio for each brand. Use color markers to construct a bar graph to depict the total fat (g) and total mass (g) for each brand of cookies. Restate Your Hypothesis: Simply restate your hypothesis here. Variable Outcome: Clue So What? Clue Step 5: Who says scientists can't have fun? Now, it's time to taste the cookies. Print out and complete the Taste Rubric Taste each cookie and use the Taste Rubric to score it. Put completed Taste Rubric in your folder.

All Students:  (Each student will choose one question from all of the areas to answer) All students will answer the following questions: (Knowledge Questions) 1. What is a hypothesis?; Is a certain amount of fat good for you? (Comprehension) 1. Illustrate the Food Pyramid. 2. Explain what an independent variable is. ; (Application) 1. How would you design a diet that would be healthy for you? 2. What questions would you ask in an interview with the owner of a leading Chocolate Chip Cookie company? ; (Analysis) 1. How would you calculate fat-to-mass ratio? 2. Compare and Contrast good and bad fat. ; (Synthesis) 1. Can you predict the fate of an individual that stays on a high fat diet? 2. Can you design a new food pyramid that would be easier to use and more effective? ; (Evaluation) 1. Do you agree with your group’s conclusion regarding which brand of Chocolate Chip Cookies is better for your health? Why? 2. Can you assess the food value in chocolate chip cookies compared to Granola cereal?

Performance Task: (short response question) Inspector Chips was busy setting up a new experiment. He had three identical plants. One he put in the bright sunlight, one he put in a room by the window, and one he put in a dark closet. Each place that a planet was put became his independent variables, which controlled his experiment. The condition each plant was in after two weeks became his variable outcome. In the preceding passage, what do the words “variable outcome” mean? What words from the passage help you to understand what the words variable outcome mean? Explain your answer.

Thursday and Friday- Students will be regrouped (two scientists and two researchers). They will begin the following process: Step 1: Print out the Display Board Diagram.  Step 2: Setup your actual Display Board.  a) Use Microsoft Word to type the following headings for your Display Board. Be sure to use a large font. * Procedure * Pictures * Title * Purpose * Hypothesis * Issue Report * Data/Results * Conclusion b) Cut out each heading and use school glue to paste to Display Board according to the diagram. Step 3: Print out and complete the Science Experiment Worksheet. This worksheet will help you plan and construct your Display Board.  a) Starting with the Procedure discuss and list the steps that you took to setup your experiment, gather data, and record results. b) List your Problem, Purpose (Why did you do this experiment?), Hypothesis, & Conclusion. c) Use the information from your Science Experiment Worksheet to type paragraphs for each heading on your Display Board. Cut and paste them to your Display Board under the proper headings. d) Place your completed Science Experiment Worksheet in your folder.  Step 4: follow the following steps: Step 1: Divide up your data and decide which part(s) each team member will present.  Step 2: Go over and rehearse your parts until you have them down pat.  Step 3: Schedule a time with your teacher to present.  Step 4: Return to your KWL Activity Sheet and complete the last column: What I know about chocolate Chip Cookies. Put in your work folder when through.

Extension: (early finishers)- Design a new experiment with independent and dependent variables.