Galva High School and Stark County High School
Integrated Science Curriculum
Year 2: Theme - Fantastic VoyagesI. Scientific Method Unit (SI, Intro.)
A. Science as a process
B. Measurement and graphing in science
- Lab 2-1: "Can scientific methods be used to solve a problem?" (GB, pp. 5-8)
- Activity "Mousetrap maze"
C. Scientific literacy
- Activity: "How high did it go?" - rocket launch (handout)
- Activity: "Hoop graph" (handout)
D. Performance assessment: Design your own experiment (requiring graphing)
- Activity: "Endangered species 1 & 2 - What's happening?" (ESAK, pp. 70-85)
- Project: Current events project (quarterly)