2. Lab Day = Lab Page
• Set up a lab page on your next clean
sheet after your notes.
Write Target here Today’s Date
Draw line down center of page
Observations Questions
Discussion Notes
Draw line
Page
Number
Materials
Lab Page
Set-up
3. Target: I can use the scientific method to successfully determine what
unknown substances are.
• Guiding Questions:
• What tools, skills, and dispositions are needed to conduct scientific
inquiry?(questioning)
• What do substances like sugar and salt do when placed in water?
• What does an “oily” substance oil do when placed in water?
• What is meant by this common phrase: “those two people are just
like oil and water”.
Prior Knowledge: Observations/Scientific Method/Hypothesis (educated guess) practice
4. List Materials/Tools
• Substance “A”
• Substance “B”
• Substance “C”
• Water
• Cups
• Spoons
• Magnifying Glass
• Paper Plate
materials
5. To think about….
• What do substances like sugar and salt do
when placed in water?
• What does an “oily” substance oil do when
placed in water?
• What is meant by this common phrase:
“those two people are just like oil and water”.
6. During the lab…
• What is happening to the water?
• What is happening to the two substances?
• How are they ( the substances) different?
7. Completing the lab…
• Answer the questions on the back of the
directions as an individual or a group.
• Clean up your area!!!
