Benchmark: SC.912.N.1.6 Describe how scientific inferences are drawn from scientific observations and provide examples from the content being studied.
Objectives: Student can distinguish between observations and inferences.
Daily Essential Question: What inferences can we make about living things from our observations?
Agenda:
1. Warm up - "The Gulf Oil Spill"
2. Mini Lesson - "How Scientists Work" (Review Sect 1-2)
3. Work Period - Critique a Hypothesis p. 15
4. Closing - Review the Scientific Method
Assessment: Teacher Observation and Discussion
Homework: Think about how you can tell the difference between something that is living and non-living.
