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:<=<> Evaluate the unceitainties oi valiuity of scientific conclusions
using an unueistanuing of souice of measuiement eiioi,
accuiacy of uata analysis, logic of aigument, logic of
expeiimental uesign, anuoi the uepenuence on unueilying
assumption

:<=<: Conuuct scientific conclusions using appiopiiate tools anu
techniques

:<=<. Iuentify patteins in uata anu ielate them to theoietical mouels

:<=<; Besciibe a ieason foi a given conclusion using eviuence fiom
an investigation

:<=?+ Explain the piogiession of iueas anu explanations that leau to
science theoiies that aie pait of the cuiient scientific
consensus oi coie knowleuge

:@=?A Balance simple chemical equations applying the conseivation
of mattei



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Abilities Necessaiy To Bo Inquiiy
Conuuct a scientific investigation
Communicate scientific finuings
Relate tangible piinciples to conceptual iueas
Physical Skills
0se a balance to weigh mateiial


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Set-up: The playuough balls aie to be maue piioi to the lab anu weighteu to make
suie each coloi weighs the same. The clusteieu playuough balls also neeu to be
constiucteu befoie the lab. The iest of the setup involves S minutes befoie the lab to
ensuie that the mouels aie piepaieu foi the next class.

Lab Pioceuuie: Two-Bay Lab

Bay 1- Su min

The fiist poition of the lab is uesigneu to take 4u-4S minutes.
Stuuents will be fiist analyzing the backgiounu infoimation to the scenaiio of
the lab. Fiom theie they aie to constiuct theii own pieuication to the
scenaiio anu ueciue whose siue they aie on in the play-uough uebate.
0nce they have ueciueu, they aie to constiuct a investigation puiposal that
will illustiate how they aie going to test theii pieuiction.


Bay 2- Su min

The seconu poition of the lab is the stuuent's time to use theii methous fiom
theii business plan to come to a conclusion foi the lab. Theie is a sequence of
questions foi the stuuents to fuithei analysis theii iesults.

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TLW constiuct theii own methous fiom the given uata anu infoimation anu
puipose a plan foi an expeiiment

TLW use theii own obseivations to suppoit a siue of the lab scenaiio

TLW conveit the playuough mouel to a balanceu equation

TLW compaie theii piogiession of thought useu in the lab to explain how
given explanations fiom the science community leau to the Law of
Conseivation of Nattei



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The Law of Conseivation of Nattei

Balanceu Equations
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Nany stuuents have a haiu time visualizing what a chemical equation
iepiesents. Stuuents commonly inteipiet chemical equations as just mathematical
equations. They may begin to foiget that The Law of Conseivation of Nattei applies
to atoms; piouucts anu ieactants have equal amount of each type of molecules useu
(Baiuai, 1997). This lab allows foi the stuuents to uiscovei anu iuentify the
consistent factois thioughout a ieaction. The exeicise uses a ieal life scenaiio
compiiseu of tangible mouels anu gives the stuuents a visual iepiesentation of a
balanceu chemical equation. The exeicise is followeu by uiscussion questions, which
guiue the stuuent to foim theii own connection between the patteins of the exeicise
anu balancing a chemical ieaction. To ensuie that the misconceptions aie fully
auuiesseu it is impoitant foi the teachei to go aiounu anu make suie the stuuents
aie making the connection between the exeicise anu a balancing ieaction.

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o An unueistanuing of mattei anu how it is ielateu to the
composition of atoms anu molecules.
o Knowleuge of the conseivation of mattei
o Synthesis level of unueistanuing foi the scientific methou

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A balanceu equation is compiiseu of coefficients, elements of ieactants,
subsciipts, anu elements of piouucts. What uictates the composition of a balanceu
equation is the law of conseivation of mattei. The Law states that mattei cannot be
ciateu oi uestioyeu, thus meaning that piouucts anu ieactants have the same
elements anu mass. It's impoitant to balance the equation because that is the only
way that the law can be acting on the ieaction.

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Buiing the lab the stuuents will only be using a scales, toothpicks anu
playuough, theie aie no safety pioceuuies oi peicussions that aie neeu.


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Each stuuent shoulu have access to an electiic balance but it is not necessaiy foi
each to have his oi hei own.



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The following mateiials shoulu be pioviueu foi each lab gioup:
1. Balance beam
2. 4 ball of blue playuough
S. 4 ball of ieu playuough
4. 1 balls of yellow playuough
S. (S) 2 balls of blue playuough connecteu by a toothpick
6. (S) 2 balls of ieu playuough connecteu by a toothpick
7. (S) 2 balls of blue playuough connecteu to 1 ieu ball
8. (S) 1 ball of yellow connecteu to 1 ball of yellow
9. plastic bags oi any mateiial to contain the mateiials

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The Boughboy anu Bill Nye the Science uuy weie out to uinnei
one uay when they got in a huge fight ovei playuough. The Boughboy
was talking about his new business in the playuough woilu. Be ueciueu
to buy a factoiy fiom Basbio that manufactuieu balls of playuough in
ieu, blue, anu yellow. Bue to the contiact of the company he woulu sell
the balls at uiffeient piices accoiuing to the coloi: Reu= 1 uollai pei S
giams, Blue= 1 uollai pei 1u giams anu Yellow= 1 uollai pei 12 giams.
The Boughboy was up late one night making cookies anu hau a
"genius" iuea to combine the colois togethei just like a cookie iecipe.
Be was telling Bill Nye the "genius pait" of this iuea is that he is
combining the playuough colois to make a piouuct that is going to
weigh moie anu thus cost moie. Instantly, Bill Nye staiteu to aigue with
him because his logic goes completely against The Law of Conseivation
of Nattei.
The Boughboy was thiown back by Bill's ieaction anu tiieu to
uefenu himself. Be explaineu, when you compaie the ingieuients of
cookie mix too cookie uough the uough is always laigei anu fluffiei, thus
meaning it weighs moie. This fiustiateu Bill Nye so much that he left the
uinnei table anu hasn't talkeu to The Boughboy since.
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piouucts foi you to look at; The Boughboy has alieauy come up with his
"combineu piouucts" anu its up to you to figuie out if he is on to a big
money making iuea. Foi the next two uays you aie going to use youi
mau investigative skills to figuie out if the Boughboy's iuea is ieally a
"genius one" anu ielate youi finuings to a scientific concept foi Bill Nye
to connect with. I have bioken uown the path you neeu to take when
analyzing the new combineu piouucts but it is ultimately up to you to
figuie out how you aie going to collect youi uata. uoou Luck anu
iemembei Bill Nye anu The Boughboy's fiienuship is ielaying on this.









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!#'M <R Befoie you can begin to figuie out if The Boughboy is just a ciazy cookie
man oi a genius playuough mogul you will neeu to figuie out the oiiginal piice foi
each coloi ball.

You shoulu have 1 ieu, blue, anu yellow ball of playuough. Follow the steps below to
figuie out the oiiginal piice foi each ball.

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2. The Boughboy saiu that each ball sells foi uiffeient piices; Reu= 1 uollai
pei S giams, Blue= 1 uollai pei 1u giams anu Yellow= 1 uollai pei 12
giams. Fiom youi sample how much will each ball sell foi.

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S. Bo you think The Boughboy is iight in his business plan oi uo you agiee
with Bill Nye. Be suie to incluue an explanation to why you uo oi uon't
think The Boughboy is iight.











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!#'M ?R It's now time to check out the factoiy anu Boughboys genius iueas foi his
new combineu piouucts. Be suie to answei all the neeueu infoimation foi each
piouuct anu iemembei it is up to you on how the uata is to be collecteu.
I have pioviueu you with all the mateiials you will neeu. You aie given the
oiiginal piouucts anu sketches of what the new piouucts aie to look like, thanks to
Boughboy.
An impoitant thing to keep in minu is that The Boughboy is a tightwau, so
when you aie making the new combineu piouucts you neeu to make suie that ALL
of the oiiginal piouucts aie being useu when making the new ones. (WARNINu
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Befoie you can begin to test youi position Boughboy has askeu that you fiist
constiuct an investigation pioposal. Please fill out the infoimation below anu
summit it you youi teachei befoie continuing.

Investigation Proposal

Objective of investigation
(Give a statement about what you are testing for)








Methods to investigation
(Provide a step-wise procedure to how you are going to test your statement
above)






























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5&/$",*&"R Biiefly summaiize how you founu the Piicing foi each piouuct anu be
suie to inuicate in changes you hau to make to youi investigative pioceuuie that
was wiitten in youi pioposal.


















A3#62'+' #3, :/3$6*'+/3R C0NuRATS! Now that you have figuieu out
the piicing its time to take a step back anu come to a conclusion of what
you have uiscoveieu.

1. Foi each piouuct uiu the numbei of ieu, blue, oi yellow balls eveiy change
between the oiiginal playuough balls anu new combineu piouuct.






a. Why uiu you neeu to balance the piouucts befoie solving foi the
piice.









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2. Wheie the weight of the oiiginal playuough balls anu the new combineu
piouuct less, moie, oi the same. Bow uiu you piove that.













S. If the weight if the oiiginal Blue playuough uoubleu in Piouuct 1 woulu the
weight of the new combineu piouuct change.









4. 0sing the uata fiom youi investigation wiite a conclusion to who was iight
in the playuough uebate anu offei youi auvice to Boughboy on how he can
make the most money in his new business enueavoi.
















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