CHEMISTRY AND RESEARCH

 RESEARCH LECTURE

Essential Question:  How do we obtain scientific knowledge and progress?

Learning Objective:  Scientific knowledge and progress is achieved through collaboration, communication, grants, research  and funding within the scientific community. 

SWBAT:

• Define and provide examples of  "scientific phenomenon"
• investigate how scientific progress is a team effort based on research and  supported by grants and funding
• Explore ways scientists share their findings

ASSIGNMENTS:

CK-12 RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT

CK-12: RESEARCH QUIZ

HMMM... BE READY TO PARTICIPATE

• During a Chemistry lecture class, you noticed that students were yawning a lot. You concluded that the reason for so much yawning was because the students were bored. Is this a logical, plausible explanation? Why? Why not?
  • Put your scientific hat on and provide several  possible explanations  for this "cause and effect" example. 
  • What could you do support your "explanation"?

SCIENTIFIC PHENOMENON:

• A phenomenon is an observable event. 
• Phenomenon should drive you to inquire about the causes and effects of your observation. 
•  Phenomenon allow you to draw conclusions (to infer)  that will explain the observation (the phenomenon). Why? How? How often? etc...
• Watch this video. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM-LQQr-9Gc

What conclusions can you draw from your observations that will explain this phenomena? Provide specific details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm0IcLGQ2HA

         The work of scientists start when a phenomenon is observed.  This observation will drive scientists to conduct scientific research in search for evidence that will provide knowledge about the observation. 

         "Today’s scientists rarely work alone.  Rather, most scientists collaborate with one another as part of a group effort, no matter the setting.  The majority of research scientists work either for a company such as DuPont Chemical Company in Wilmington, Delaware or for one of many universities, such as the California Institute of Technology. 

         Working as part of a group has many advantages.  Most scientific problems are so complex and time-consuming, that one person could not hope to address all of the issues by himself or herself.  Instead, different members of a research group are each tasked with a particular small aspect of a larger research problem.  

       Collaboration between members of the group is frequent.  This occurs informally in the laboratory on an everyday basis.  Research groups typically have regular meetings where one or more members of the group may give a presentation to the others on the status of the research that they are doing.  Progress normally occurs in small steps rather than grand, sweeping discoveries, and that progress is helped along by the teamwork that comes from working as part of a group." CK-12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyiv1Lc0dng      NGSS PHENOMENON (Next Generation Science Standards)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ps3Js-psgo  Scientific Phenomenon - Boozeman

CAN SCIENCE EXPLAIN EVERY OBSERVABLE PHENOMENON? 

PROVIDE A REASON FOR YOUR ANSWER.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht6nVMwWCAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnEtY-YeJcM

 

CK-12: RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT

Grizzlies,

Go to your CK12 class and do the assignment on RESEARCH.

Follow the instructions on presentation to avoid loosing 2 points.

• Copy and paste the assignment I wrote as shown in class IN THE SUBMITTING BOX
• Change the color to red.
• Answer the questions in black BELOW the questions.

PART ONE: READ  

Answer the following questions after reading the "READ." -   3 POINTS

1. How is most scientific research carried out today?
2. How is research usually supported?
3. How do scientists share their findings?

Watch the FOUR videos in the "Read" section and  write down 4 concepts you have learned from it for each video

WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES  - 8 POINTS

1. • THE THING CALLED SCIENCE PART 2: TESTING, TESTING 1-2-3
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   • A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCIENCE
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   • A SHOT IN THE DARK: ALTERNATIVE USES FOR SQUID INK
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1. • SNOWFLAKE SAFARI
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PART TWO: "ADAPTIVE READING"

TAKE THE "ADAPTIVE LEARNING" QUIZ ON CK-12 AND WRITE THE ANSWERS YOU GAVE AS A  SEPARATE ASSIGNMENT IN CANVAS

 

PART THREE:  VIDEO 

Watch the THREE videos in this section and  write down 4 concepts you have learned from it for each video

WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES  - 6 POINTS

1. • SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION
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   • THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR MACHINES, EXPLAINED
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   • RESEARCH IN SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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PART FOUR:  REAL WORLD

Watch the  video in this section and  write down 4 concepts you have learned from it for each video

WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES  - 2 POINTS

1. • YOU CANNOT PROVE IT!
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       Grizzlies,

Take the Adaptive Practice quiz. .

In order for the quiz responses AND  score to register in CK-12 you need to go all the way to the end and submit the quiz in CK-12.

Make sure you receive your quiz results and data in CK-12. Once you get those results, come to this assignment on Canvas 

• Write down the answers you gave
• Write down how many points out of 10 you received. 

   

Copy and paste this in the submission box.  Then, fill in the required information.

 

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