Catalyst

• Create a procedure for how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Be sure to list materials that you will need to use

How to Make a PB and J

Today’s Expected Outcomes• By the end of today:1. Full procedure that has been approved by Mr.

Astor for the lab that is to be run next week.NOTE – No group will be allowed to run a lab until

the procedure is approved!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5/6Lab SelectionBackground ResearchPre-Lab Due by end of class

7Hypothesis and research question due by end of class

8/9Procedure due by the end of class

12/13First Run Through of Lab

14/15/16Second Run Through of Lab w/ modifications

14/15/16Work DayInitial Copy of Data to be submitted

19/20Data AnalysisWritten Procedure and Results due by the end of class

21Work Day

22/23Work DayIntro and Discussion due at end of class

26NO SCHOOL

27/28Build Poster and Design WebsiteRough Draft of Full Lab Report Due at End of Class

29/30Work DayWebsite and Final Lab Report Due at End of Class

2Poster due at end of class for ALL PERIODS

3/4SCIENCE FAIR!

4/5LAST DAY OF CLASSES!

6END OF SCHOOL YEAR CELEBRATION

Rubric Rows for Today: Procedure

How to Make An Effective Procedure• Clear Organization

– Needs to be clear enough that someone else could run the lab without you being present

– Very detailed steps• Logical Flow

– There should be a clear reason to why you do every single step.

• Clear Components– Need an extensive list of all materials

that you are using in the lab• Start at the ending! What do you

want to end with? Work backwards from there!

Pick experiment

Research Topic

Answer Pre-Lab

Questions

Create Research Question

Form a Hypothesis

Develop a Procedure and Get it Approved

1st Run Through of

Lab

Analyze Data and

Modify Lab Design

2nd Run Through of Lab

Analyze 2nd Data and Complete

Calculations

Write 4 Sections of

Report

Make Poster for

Presentation!

1 2 3 4

5678

9 10 11 12

Work Time: Procedure Due at End of Class

• You have the remainder of the time to complete the procedure that you will run next week.

• Must get approval before you can begin doing your lab next week!

• Expectations:– 100% of you are working– You may search the Internet for

answers, but you should not get distracted by non-academic sites

– Follow the rubric!!!!