INVESTIGATION 3: MEET THE CRAYFISH (1-2 days after the crayfish arrival) Part 1: Meet the Crayfish Foss Steps 1-3 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Part 2: Crayfish Habitat Foss Steps 4-8 Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Part 2: Crayfish Habitat Should take place same day as part 1 day 1. Foss steps 1-11 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Story “Answering Kids’ Questions: Crayfish, Crawfish, Crawdaddy?” Part 3: Crayfish at Home Foss steps 1-9 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Part 4: Crayfish Territory* Foss steps 1-7 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Monitor/record crayfish movements for at least 4 days. Science Story “Life Cycle of a Crayfish” At least four days after day 1 activities Foss steps 8-14 Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Stories “Life on Earth” and “A Change in the Environment”
INVESTIGATION 4: MEET THE LAND SNAIL Part 1: Land Snails at Home Foss steps 1-15 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Story “A Snails Journey” Part 2: Comparing Crayfish and Snails Foss steps 1-3 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Foss steps 4-7 Science Story “Crayfish, Snails, and Kids” Foss steps 7-15 Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Story “The Food Web” Part 3: The Snail Pull* Foss steps 1-13 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Stories “A Chance Encounter” and “Life in Los Angeles” Part 4: Choosing Your Own Investigation Foss steps 1-4 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Foss Step 5 Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Foss steps 6-7
INVESTIGATION 5: BESS BEATLES Part 1: Bess Beatles at Home Foss steps 1-13 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Story “The Life of Bess Beetles” Part 2: Comparing Crayfish and Beetles Foss steps 1-6 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Foss steps 6-15 Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Stories “A Snail’s Journey”, “Crayfish, Snails, and Kids”, and “The Food Web” Part 3: The Beetle Pull* Foss steps 1-12 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Foss Steps 13-16 Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Science Stories “A Chance Encounter” and “Life in Los Angeles” Part 4: Choosing Your Own Investigation Foss steps 1-4 Science Notebooks (What we want to find out, Hypothesis, Controlled Variables, Independent Variable, Equipment and Resources, Steps, how data will be recorded Foss Step 5 Science Notebooks: Conclusions, Vocabulary, content/inquiry questions, new questions, new predictions Foss steps 6-7