Curriculum Source
Curriculum Series: Models in Technology and Science
(MITS)
Unit Title: Salad Dressing Physics
Content Area of Unit: Physical Science
Developer: Bernie Zubrowski
Publisher: Pitsco at
http://www.pitsco.com
View a [pdf] profile of the MITS
curriculum.
View a brief [pdf] overview of the Salad
Dressing Physics unit.
Purpose of these "Informal Notes"
To assess students’ current conceptions and emerging ideas about liquid behaviors, and to inform future instruction.
View the Assessment
Teacher Background Materials [pdf] (see "Assisting Students During the Activity" on page 17)
Next Steps
Following the assessment, a teacher might:
- Incorporate student ideas into future instruction.
- Select investigations that will address students’ theories and/or questions.
- Set goals for individual students or the whole class for the next investigation or unit.
Excerpts from the MITS curriculum
reprinted with permission from Pitsco, Inc.
