8th Grade 08/20/2019

Learning Objectives 08/19/2019

• Observe frogs jumping on colored lily pads in certain patterns. 
• Practice finding more and more complex patterns.
• Use an experiment to test a hypothesis.
• Adjust hypotheses to account for new information.
• Draw conclusions based on repeated tests of hypotheses.

Vocabulary

• Experiment, hypothesis, observe, prediction, theory
• You can watch the video of the scientific method here

Assignment

Part 1 : Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)

1. What is the order of the seasons? ______________________________________________
2. A traffic light is green. What color will it be next? __________________________________
3. If today is Wednesday, what day will it be 9 days from now? _________________________
4. What do seasons, traffic lights, and days of the week all have in common?

Part 2 : Gizmo Warm-up

1. Go to explore learning : https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=663

The Pattern Finder Gizmo lets you find and test patterns by observing frogs hop around a set of lily pads.

1. Grab the blue frog and drop it on any lily pad you want.Observe the frog. Describe a pattern you find. _____________________________________________
2. Click Catch all. Grab the blue frog and put it on a few different pads. Does it follow the same pattern? _____________________________________________
3. Predict what color lily pad it will go to if placed on the pad in the top-left corner. ______________________________________________
4. Put the blue frog on the pad in the top-left corner. What color does it jump to? _____________________________________________
5. You just ran an experiment to test a pattern. Was your prediction correct? _____________________________________________