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09-10 May Notebook/binder

1 Galileo and Experimental Science  Read Galileo and Experimental Science (Student book pages 9-11)
 Complete a Double Entry Journal (1 bullet per paragraph) while reading “Galileo and Experimental Science in you EMM Book.
 Answer the question; What similarities were there between Galileo’s approach to science and the modern scientific method (State the Question, Research and Gather Information, Form a Hypothesis (prediction), Design and Carry Out an Experiment, Record and Interpret Data, Draw a Conclusion)

2 EMM Book Scavenger Hunt.
 Complete the student worksheet by locating the answers in your EMM book.


3 Lesson 1: “Circuit of Inquiries”
 Complete the student worksheet by completing all the tasks at each of the 8 stations.


4 Lesson 18 “Motion of a Fan Car”
 Complete a Double Entry Journal after reading page 177, “Measuring Motion” in the EMM Book.
 Complete the worksheet by calculating answers to the speed problems.
 Complete Inquiry 18.1, 18.2 and Answer the questions for “Reflecting on what you’ve done. (pg 180)

5 Alternative Energy Use
 Read “Electric Cars, Back to the Future” (pgs 30 -32)
 Answer the question; What are the advantages and disadvantages of electric cars? (1 paragraph minimum)
 Read “Putting the Wind to Work” (pgs 33 – 35)
 Answer the question; What are the benefits of developing windmill technology to generate electricity?

6 Calculating speed and acceleration
 Race Car Assessment: Create a data table and graph, and answer the questions on the student sheet.
 Section 1 Assessment: Answer the questions and Create a graph for the data on the crawling babies.