Day 19 & 20 Theories and Laws

Scientific Theories and Laws

As a warm-up I used the Scientific Method Puzzle from I Heart Teaching Science (free from TPT)

Students watched a 5 minute video from Discovery Education (our school has a subscription) then they read an article about theories and laws (similar online version). 
I asked them to sum up theories and laws in one word each:

• Theories - explain
• Laws - describe

We repeated this over and over (choral responses)

Students created a mini foldable for their notebooks.

We wrapped up by reviewing the 10 Scientific Laws and Theories You Really Should Know from How Stuff Works.  *I added the Atomic theory, Cell theory and Continental Drift theory.

Next up: History of Atomic Theory...