SBG Response.

• You can discuss and provide examples of social, historical, and cultural influences on science and visa versa. 
•  I think we were very capable of doing this standard. I honestly cannot tell you how we did this during our project. We did not necessarily use historical influences, but potentially the reason behind our project would project use of the social and cultural influences. If we perhaps created our 'scent' based experiment to help people choose the best candle during a social event, maybe it would have had an influence on us.
• You can create analogies between science process and every day experiences and find connections across disciplines.You can deal with the frustration of creating/executing a research project and develop a positive attitude required to complete inquiry projects.
•  We had to use many analogies between science and everyday experience to complete our process. Before the experiment even began, we had to compare and decide how it was best to continue on with the experiment. Dealing with frustration was indeed a challenge in many different ways; it is hard to get all four people on the same page, some were doing things that were irrelevant, and some were doing most of the work. To conquer the frustration and complete our experiment in a positive manner was very manageable.
• You can examine/analyze the inquiry process using Harwood’s Activity Model for Inquiry and/or the Understanding Science flow chart.
•  This was probably the easiest part. I enjoy using the flow chart because possibilities are endless. If we had all the time in the world, our experiment could have gone on forever. We retraced our steps and could keep asking questions without having to follow a step by step process. We were able to make our own steps.
• You can identify dependent and independent variables and develop experiments that require controlling variables.
•  Okay, maybe this was the easiest part of the project. The variables we used were controlled by the amount of time we chose to measure the wax build up, as well as the multiple scented candles that we used. I actually wish we thought this part through more clearly--I think we could have come up with a better experiment.
• Be able to clearly communicate to others.
•  I think our communication went rather smoothly. Technology actually made it smooth. I emailed my team members on Facebook, GMAIL, and we were able to use Prezi for easy editing. This was portrayed when the correct materials were brought in by team members and when our final product came together.
• Interpret and manipulate data in a variety of formats, such as technical drawings, graphs, tables, charts and, maps to analyze results and derive and defend conclusions using evidence.
•  Our data was clearly represented in graphs--we used a bar graph to show the change in amount of wax produced. It was easily readable and it was obvious which candle produced the most wax. The Prezi presentation also helped interpret our data.
• You can generate testable questions and design experimental procedures that are reliable, reproducible, and executable.
• This part was interesting. I have never been given the power to construct my own experiment, questions, and procedure. This experiment is definitely capable of being constructed in so many ways--and it was left open. It was an easy assignment for the most part--just a lot of waiting time.
• You can collect accurate data on the natural world including observations using your senses and numeric data of length, mass and time. 
•  We gathered all of our data using observation and numerical data. We had to weigh our final wax product, and subtract the amount of the beaker to properly collect it. We also were forced to observe using our eyes (as we watched the wax produce), and our scents (being that the scented candles were one of our variables.)
• You understand the definition of science, theory, law, hypothesis, and experiment (you can find definition of these on the Understanding Science website) and how they relate to each other.
•  Science, theory, law, hypothesis and experiement all have to be related in one way or another. Without science, hypothesis, theory, and law--experiments would not be possible. Without experiments, science would be extremely challenging. They all correspond with one another to make themselves a stronger component in the science world.
• You  know that science involves developing an understanding of the world through posing and answering questions.
•  You cannot really understand anything without first questioning it. Science develops opportunities to answer questions about phenomenons in our world. Its a no brainer. It is like I have explained in a previous post-- almost anything we do includes the scientific method without realizing it. If something breaks, we ask a question, observe, hypothesis...ect. It becomes automatic in our routine.
• Know that scientific ideas are subject to change yet durable and that science cannot provide answers to all questions.
•  I think this is actually interesting. I definitely agree with this, mostly because I think science and religion play specific roles to this day in age. If science never changed, and was always proven to find answers to everything, then I honestly think religion would be gone. Being a believer, I do think that God plays a huge role in all things--including science and drastically it can change.

Thanks. Hope all is well,

Mel