Science on the Move

Standard Format for Write-Up of Laboratories

SOTM LAB: Include Number

 

  1. TEACHER NOTES & GUIDELINES

    2.  

    TITLE OF LAB

    DEVELOPERS OF LAB

     

     

    OVERVIEW OF LAB

    DESCRIPTION

     

     

     

    CURRICULUM CONSIDERATIONS

     

     

    SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

     

     

     

    BACKGROUND INFORMATION

    A. SCIENTIFIC VIEWPOINT

     

     

     

    B. COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS

     

    OBJECTIVES

     

     

     

    EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS

    PROVIDED BY SOTM

     

     

    PROVIDED LOCALLY

     

     

    ADVANCE PREPARATION

     

     

     

  2. PRE-LAB

    3.  

    PRE-LAB EXERCISE TO ELICIT STUDENTS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND MISCONCEPTIONS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    DISCUSSION OF PRECONCEPTIONS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  3. EXPLORATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPL E & INTRODUCTION OF EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL

    4.  

    PROBLEM

     

     

     

     

    EXPERIMENT AND TECHNICAL OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  4. ELABORATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLE:
    5. INQUIRY-BASED STUDENT INVESTIGATION

 

PROBLEM

 

 

HYPOTHESIS OR PREDICTION

 

 

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checkpoint (Teacher checks students’ experimental desi gn for feasibility.)

PLAN FOR DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checkpoint (Teacher checks students’ plan for feasibil ity.)

CONDUCTING THE EXPERIMENT

 

 

 

Checkpoint (Teacher monitors students’ investigations i n progress.

ANALYSIS OF DATA

 

 

 

 

Checkpoint (Teacher checks students’ analysis.)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

COMPARE

 

 

 

PERSUADE

 

 

 

RELATE

V. EVALUATION

POST-LAB SURVEY OF STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS

Have students retake the Pre-Lab Exercise. Compare p re-lab and post-lab responses.

TRADITIONAL

 

 

 

ALTERNATIVE

 

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