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**Day Nine - The Nature of Science ** by George Mikota III esson Plan Document Typ sson Plan **Lesson Plan Subject** Science The Nature of Science 8th grade 50 minutes The overall purpose of this lesson will be for the students to discover what important roles scientists play in our society. -- || The students will be able to explain how the scientific discovery that their scientist worked on has changed the world.
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">IL.13.A.5b ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">> Explain criteria that scientists use to evaluate the validity of scientific claims and theories. ||
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The students will be able to assess the importance of their scientist's discovery and explain the necessity of that discovery. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Computer lab Poster board Coloring supplies or printer <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students will spend most of the class working on their projects in the computer lab. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">When the students have gathered enough information, they will complete their poster for their presentation. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">At the end of the class, the students will be asked to complete an exit slip that will asked the students how they think the world would be different if their scientific discovery never happened. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Exit Slip- Who is your inventor? What is their most important invention(s)? How do you think the world would be different if this scientific discovery never happened?
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