This lecture follows several days of exploration into the structure of atoms and molecules. It comes immediately after the Whoosh Lab but before the students turn in their lab reports. This lecture should crystallize any unclear concepts, and give them the tools necessary to write a thorough lab report. Tags: *ms-ps1-2, chemical change, chemical formula, chemistry, combustion, exothermic, integrated, isopropyl alcohol, middle school, ms-ps1-4, ms-ps1-5, ms-ps1-6, ngss, products, reactants, reaction, science, variables, whoosh lab

David Fields Podcast

Whoosh Lab 2017

This is the lecture for Ozone, Oxygen, Atomic Structure, Bonding and Human Impact. For best results, listen while looking at the slides.

Human Impact on Ozone*in the Environment

What can we do to improve our food crops? What kind of changes to food does society need?

Crops Socratic Seminar P5

How do we know we are living in the Anthropocene? Once we name this new epoch the Anthropocene, will that change anything?

Anthropocene Socratic Seminar P7

Anthropocene Socratic Seminar P6

Anthropocene Socratic Seminar P2

Anthropocene Socratic Seminar P1

Eighth Grade Science Should we genetically engineer humans to live on other planets?

Socratic Seminar (Period 4)

Socratic Seminar (Period 3)

Socratic Seminar (Period 2)

In this episode, the class discusses how to design an experiment.

How to Design an Experiment

 what is the scientific method? What are the steps of scientific inquiry?

Scientific Inquiry/Scientific Method

This is a review of the terms parameter, manipulated variable, and responding variable as they are used in experiments.

Experiment Variables

Physical Science: Explanation of Whoosh Lab

Whoosh Lab Explanation

Unit 5 Suffering: Part 3, Genocide

This podcast is intended to be a study tool for students of my classes. My focus is on seventh and eighth grade science, although older episodes address topics for high school social sciences.