QUICK REVIEW/BELLRINGER• Mouths are quiet• Raise your hand if you need

help• A GREAT chance to earn your

class points!

Location: Fayetteville, ARSize: 17,247 students23 – 28 average ACTAdmitted: 60%Mascot: Hogs or Razorbacks

Colors: Cardinal red and whiteSenior WalkMost National Championships for an SEC schoolCalling the HogsJerry Jones

Meet Tusk – he lives on a local farm but comes in for game daysRazorback hogs are known for their “tenacious fighting ability”

INQUIRY THREEACHIEVERS ON THE ROAD TO COLLEGE WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AND DEFEND CONCLUSIONS!

• The last step of the scientific method is to draw a conclusion

• What is a good conclusion?

CONCLUSIONS MUST BE:• Clear and simple language• Based on the experiments and

data• Tell whether your hypothesis is

correct or not• Provide opportunities for future

research

BASED ON THE INFO, WHAT CAN YOU CONCLUDE?• Kyle and Miles both wanted to see if

Wheaties could help them lift more weights

• Kyle ate Wheaties and lifted 50 lbs each day

• Miles did not eat Wheaties and lifted 50 lbs each day

• At the end of the week, Kyle could lift up to 80 lbs and Miles could only lift 65 lbs.

WE CONCLUDE THAT EATING WHEATIES HELPS YOU LIFT MORE WEIGHT.

BASED ON THE INFO, WHAT CAN YOU CONCLUDE?

• Mr. Vo’s 1st Period class earned Class Points because they were good.

• You can earn class points for being good!

PLANT GROWTH: WHAT CAN YOU CONCLUDE?

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 40

0.5

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1.5

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2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

No sunlight, no waterSunlightSunlight + Water

THE PLANT GREW MOST WITH SUNLIGHT + WATER GROUP.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 40

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

No sunlight, no waterSunlightSunlight + Water

OR: PLANT GREW LEAST WITH NO SUNLIGHT, NO WATER

WHAT CAN YOU CONCLUDE?Rates of Skin Cancer

Ultraviolet LightX-RaysGamma RaysMicrowaves

ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT CAUSES SKIN CANCER!

Rates of Skin Cancer

Ultraviolet LightX-RaysGamma RaysMicrowaves

ALTERNATE CONCLUSIONS• Science is precise!• But, there may be multiple

possible explanations to the same questions

ROAD CHECK: WHAT CAN YOU CONCLUDE?

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