Materials: worksheet**Turn in Biome Lab to the front tray

Catalyst (5 min): Science is great, but not for everything. Read the four questions below and decide if they are testable, scientific questions. Write TESTABLE or NOT TESTABLE 1. Do plants grow more leaves with distilled water or with water from the sink?

2. What is the best independent reading book for me?

3. What is the meaning of life?

4. Do people lose more weight on a diet of salads or of chips and candy?

Elite Eight Trait Check-Up

1. Respect the Threshold1. Everyone on time?2. Silent for First Five?

2. Be Prepared (2 min)1. Seated2. Have materials3. Working on catalyst

Class Motto

If there is a problem,We look for a solution.If there is a better way,

We find it.If we need help,

We ask.If a teammate needs help,

We give.

Announcements• I will accept late GIZMO labs and Lebron Projects

• Star Quiz 4: Levels of Organization and Symbiosis– Periods 1, 2, 4, 6: Thursday– Periods 5, 7: Friday

• Tutorial Today at 3:15!

• SWIM SEASON BEGINS OCT 21! Sign up outside my door if interested! Get 3 forms from me

• TSA meeting TODAY at 3:15 in Room 115• Science Club Meeting Thursday after school!

Science and Engineering Expo

• Each student will conduct an experiment for Forest Park’s Science and Engineering Expo.

• You may also invent a new product to solve an issue you see in your daily life.

Believe it or not…

• People are inventing and patenting their new ideas each and every day.

• It all started with a problem

Would you buy?

Balding Parent? Would they buy?

Would you be curious about…?

• What is the most effective way to curb snack cravings?

• http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/09/restoring-a-chemical-in-the-gut-sends-a-message-to-mouse-brains-to-stop-overeating/

Skepticism about what’s for sale

• Do diet pills really work?

Potential Science Expo Project

• Does changing the temperature of the human tongue affect the tastebuds’ ability to taste sweet, sour, bitter, or salty foods?

Would you be curious about…?

• Is it possible to implant false memories?

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/07/25/inception-scientists-produce-false-memories-in-mice/

http://www.livescience.com/22940-scientists-engineer-dreams-in-rats.html

Skepticism about what’s for sale

• How effective is ‘brain training’ software such as Lumosity?

Potential Science Expo Project

• Does multitasking decrease the brain’s ability to learn new things?

Would you buy? Banana Slicer?Hotdog Slicer? Spam Slicer?

Products that fill a (marketable) need

Objective• I can articulate the requirements for the

Science and Engineering Expo– Exposure to the different fields of science– Timeline

• I can identify a testable research question.• I can create several testable research

questions for the Science/Engineering Expo

Different Fields of Science

• Life Science• Biotechnology Techniques• Genetics & Genomics• Human Biology & Health• Mammalian Biology• Medical Biotechnology• Microbiology• Plant Biology• Zoology

Different Fields of Science

• Physical Science• Aerodynamics & Hydrodynamics• Astronomy• Chemistry• Cooking & Food Science• Music• Photography, Digital Photography, & Video• Physics• Sports Science

Different Fields of Science

• Earth & Environmental Science• Environmental Science• Geology• Ocean Sciences• Weather & Atmosphere

Different Fields of Science

• Engineering• Civil Engineering• Electricity & Electronics• Energy & Power• Environmental Engineering• Materials Science• Mechanical Engineering• Robotics

Different Fields of Science

Behavioral & Social Science• Human Behavior• Sociology• Animal Behavior• Consumer Behavior• Neuroscience

• I can identify a testable research question

Ask yourself these 5 questions…

You be the Teacher!

• Grade the following Science Expo research questions and hypotheses

• I can create several testable research questions for the Science/Engineering Expo

Ms. Nay’s Science Expo Project• Setting: As a child, I had

2 pet bunnies. Their cages consisted of a litter box that had to be cleaned every other day.

• Problem: I hated to clean out their cages using the plastic litter box.

• Question: Would a disposable bunny litter box be more effective than the plastic type?

Background Research

• Background research: – Has something like this been invented before? – How many households have bunnies as pets?– Is it cost effective?

Ms. Nay’s Experimental Design

• Independent Variable:– Use of disposable or plastic litter box.

• Dependent Variable:– Ease of cleaning out cage.– Preference of buyer.

Things I had to consider/Keep constant

• Type of animal being used