Issues and Life Science

Unit A: Studying People Scientifically

Mr. FordeScofield Magnet MS

Let’s Save Poor Fred!

Activity 1: Saving FredSeptember 7- 8, 2010

Getting Started: 1) Write 2 - 3 sentences describing problem you solved in the last week and how you solved it. 2) Complete the “before” column on the anticipation guide.

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. A-4 in one sentence.

Challenge: Rewrite the challenge question in your own words.

Key Words: Hypothesis, Scientific Method (Let’s start a vocab section in your notebook!)

Procedure: Have you read and do you understand the procedure on pg. A5 - A6? Write one sentence that describes what you will be doing.

Results: Use words and drawings (be as specific as possible ) to describe exactly what you did to save fred!

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1, 4 and 5.

Reflection: People face problems in their lives every day. What did you learn from this activity that you can use to solve other problems? How do you think this compares with how scientists solve problems?

Activity 2: The Pellagra StorySeptember 13- 14, 2010

Getting Started: List 3 things things that scientists could do to learn more about a disease and its cause or causes?

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. A-8 in 2 sentences.

Challenge: What are the common elements of all scientific problem-solving methods?

Key Words: Ethics, Evidence, hypothesis, inference, observation, scientific method trade-offs (Let’s start a vocabulary section in your binder!)

Procedure: Have you read and do you understand the procedure on pg.A21-A22 together? Write two sentences that describes what you will be doing.

Results: Fill in “Notes on the Pellagra Story” sheet Complete “Observation and Inference” sheet Compare “Dr. Goldberger and the Traditional Scientific Method’

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b (see sheet), 4 (see sheet) 5 and 6.

Reflection: Choose two careers that interest you (police officer, nurse, teacher, scientist, etc.) and describe the kids of problems they face in their careers and how they solve them.

Activity 3: Testing Medicines- A clinical trialSeptember 15, 2010

Getting Started:

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. A-11 in 2-3 sentences

Challenge: How are medicines tested in a clinical trial?

Key Words: Clinical Trial, Control, Placebo, Sample Size, Simulation, Trade-off

Procedure: Have you read and do you understand the procedure on pgs. A-13-14?

Write one sentence describing what you will be doing.

Results: Copy this chart.

Create a bar graph of the class data- Clinical Trail Sheet (A-49)

Results (cont:) Collect class data and create a bar graph of the class data- Clinical Trail Sheet (A-53)

Results (cont:) Collect class data and create a bar graph of the class data- Clinical Trail Sheet (A-53)

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1a, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4

Activity 5: Can you feel the difference?September 16, 2010

Getting Started: answer q 3- 9 AFTER COLUMN of anticipation guide.

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. A-20 in one sentence.

Challenge: What s the smallest distance apart at which you can still feel two points?

Key Words: control, informed consent, placebo effect

Procedure: We will read the procedures on pg. A21 - A23 together.

Results: See sheet

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1, 3, 4a, 4b and 6.

Reflection: How would you create an experiment to test a person’s sensitivity to sound?

Activity 6: Finding the NerveSeptember 17, 2010

Getting Started: What and where are your 5 senses?

Challenge: Why do different parts of the body have different sensitivities to touch?

Key Words: Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Nerves, Nervous System, Neuron, Sensory Neuron, Touch Receptors

Procedure: Let’s read together. You will complete the stopping to think questions at each section in your binder.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 - 4

Activity 7: Studying People Qualitatively and QuantitativelySeptember 20, 2010

Getting Started: What do you expect this reading to be about? What kinds of measurements can be taken when testing people?

Challenge: How are qualitative and quantitative data used when testing a hypothesis about people?

Key Words: Data, Qualitative, Quantitative

Procedure: Let’s read together. You will complete the stopping to think questions at each section in your binder.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1, 2, 3,4 (hw- q5 )Reflection: Both qualitative and quantitative data provide evidence for making decisions. How have you used both of these types of dat to make decisions? Describe your experiences.

Activity 8: Data TossSeptember 21 - 23, 2010

Getting Started: How can you study people scientifically?

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. A-34 in one sentence.

Challenge: What is the smallest distance apart at which you can still feel two points?

Key Word: range

Procedure 1: Did you read and understand the procedures PART A on page A35?

Results: See sheet and chart below.

Procedure 2: Did you read and understand the procedures PART B on page A36?

Record your hypothesis, procedure, data table for your original experiment below.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 - 4

** Long term assignment: Due Monday 9/27 **

Prepare a full report for the investigation according to the guidelines on Literacy Student Sheet 1b, Writing a Formal Investigation Report.

Write your report on a clean sheet of paper.

The analysis section of your report should include the following:• a graph of your resultsb. a discussion of the variables you were able to keep the samec. a discussion of the variables (except the one being tested) that youcould not keep the

same

Activity 9: Sick Day September 24, 2010

Getting Started: What do you expect this reading to be about? What kinds of measurements can be taken when testing people?

Challenge: What ae the trade-offs of tking medicine when you feel sick?

Key Words: No New Words

Procedure: Let’s read part A together. Draw a chart like the one below in you binder.

Procedure: Let’s Read Part B together and use sheets 9.1 and 9.2 to analyze the medicines we can choose.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 3, 4 and 5 (hw- finish you lab reports!)