this week in science #3

This week in science, first we recorded our plant investigation's growth for the first time.  Then we showed a driving question and a rubric to show us what we should be aiming for in our work for science.  We had to look at the rubric and make questions about it.  The the next day we recorded our plants growth again.  Also we made a procedure for how to gather data from your plant investigation.  Also we wrote out our hypothesis.  The next day we then were given a mission in our group. Each mission there was a question that we had to ask each person in the class as a survey.  Then we recorded the data and made a bar graph showing out results.  Also we wrote a description to show what we did.

This week in science I learned a number of things.  One thing I learned was how to make questions that help answer the driving question we were given.  Another thing was that we learned haw to make  our procedure for gathering data as specific as possible so then even a 5 year-old could understand it and make a plant investigation.  We also practiced learning how to tell the difference between  a dependent and independent variable.  We learned how to make a good hypothesis with the "If...Then...Because" format.  We also learned that there are different ways to  gather data. 

This Week In Science #2

This week in science the class experimented with poppers (a rubber bowl like toy that when folded inside out and released pops up in the air).  Then we made testable questions and we wrote down a different independent and dependent variable.   Also the next day we researched facts about a fast growing plant  for our next plant investigation named Brassica Rapa.  We made a T-chart about the things we learned and the things we wonder about the plant.  Then at the end of that day we wrote a summary  about we learned.  The next day we started the first step of our plant investigation with Brassica Rapa.  We wrote testable questions and picked one to based our experiment on, and we also wrote down the variable we were gonna use.

I learned many things in science this week. One thing I learned was how to make a testable question for the poppers and my plant investigation.  I also learned many facts about Brasscia Rapa, for example, Brassica Rapa's whole life span is in 40 days, they are in the mustard family.  The Brassica Rrapa can also be known as the field mustard and the turnip mustard. Another thing is that Brassica Rapa  can be used as medicine.  People use it as a remedy to different types of cancer.  I enjoyed learned  and doing many interesting things this week in science class.