Procedure Refinement

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. It was nice to get a little bit of rain though the rain put a "damper" on some activities.

Today, we will check out procedures again. On Thursday, the 7th graders worked within their group and the 6th graders mixed groups up. Today, we will mix groups up and add another twist.

7th grader decision as to who stays/goes:
1. Decide if the winner stays with the project (as a reader) or moves to another (as doer).
2. Play rock-paper-scissors (best two out of 3).
3. The "mover" moves to the group counter-clockwise of your current location.

6th graders: whoever moved to another group's project will stay today.

Activity:
Class will be fairly quiet today because you will be either performing another group's procedure or observing someone as they perform yours.

Roles:

1. Observer: This is your project and your procedure. Your job is to watch someone complete your procedure. Is there confusion anywhere? What do they do when you think they should be doing something else? Is data taken like your group normally takes it? What additional information can be put into the procedure?
2. Data Collector: Thanks for helping another group out with their data collection! A little imagination is necessary...You were magically transported to this science class. Plants are in front of you. Written across a board are the words "Help us gather data!" You grab the procedure and begin collecting data. Imagine that the person from the other group is not with you. This means that you cannot ask for help. 

Both the observer and data collector has a form to use in this process.

Due next class:

• Updated Question
• Updated Hypothesis for each person
• Updated Variable List 
• Final Procedure