Welcome to Our Red Wagon General Science for Middle School Course

Welcome to Red Wagon General Science for Middle School! These lessons are designed for use with the 2nd edition course texts, but those course texts are not required. These lessons can be used as a stand-alone course. However, if the student has access to the 2nd edition course texts, it will enhance the course.

Module 03

Lesson 05:

Lesson 05 Assignments: (One lesson is done per week. If you are not using Exploring Creation with General Science, 2nd Edition, complete Items 3, 4, and 5 only.)

1. Reading Assignment: ECGS, pp. 59 – 64
2. Answer the On Your Own questions when you come to them.
3. Please watch this video before class starts or the session video is viewed:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8L8E6igdcQ
4. Watch Video Lesson 05 linked below:
   Lesson Video: Play Lesson 05 from the Video File. (Print off notes below before playing.)
   Lesson Starts: 3:25 (Fast forward to this point for lecture.)
5. Fill in the blank notes should be filled in by end of video: you may want to work any mathproblems ahead of time and come with answers prepared.
6. Perform the labs included in this week’s reading. Write the required informal/formal labreport for each lab completed.

How to Analyze and Interpret Experiments, Part 1

Please watch this video before class starts or the session video is viewed:

1. What were the flaws in Percival Lowell’s experiments and in BCS theory?

In the case of Percival Lowell, his experiments were flawed. Indeed, he saw plenty of “canals” on Mars, but they turned out to be the result of bad _______________ and eye _______________. Had he used better telescopes, and had he allowed more time for his eyes to rest, he might not have been fooled. In the case of BCS theory, there was _______________ missing: higher-temperature super-conduction was possible.

2. Experimental _______________ is an aspect of an experiment which changes during the course of the experiment.

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