Experimenting with Experiments?

TEACHER TIPS
and TOOLS

How to implement engaging research, including mini skills lessons, and professional resources
TARGETED LEARNING STYLES

 Visual

TIME FRAME:

Project should comprise
2 Library Days
1 Class Day

 UNIT:

   Grade 6  Scientific Inquiry

FOCUS:
Enduring Understanding or Essential Question

  

How does conducting multiple experiments and selecting an appropriate variable help you prove or disprove a hypothesis?

MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum: Science Standards/Core Learning Goals
BCPS Science Curriculum Indicator

   Develop and evaluate a well-designed investigation
Formulate and develop hypotheses that can be tested in well-designed investigations.

 National Science Curriculum Content Standards

   Nature of Science
Content Standard 1A The Scientific World View
Content Standard 1B Scientific Inquiry

AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Learners use skills, resources and tools to:

1)      Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.

2)      Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.

3)      Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.

4)      Pursue Personal and aesthetic growth.
National Technology Education Standards for Students (ISTE)
  • Use technology tools and resources for managing and communicating personal/professional information (e.g., finances, schedules, addresses, purchases, correspondence). (3, 4)
  • Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity. (4, 5, 6)
  • Select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making in content learning. (4, 5)

  • Collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information, models, and other creative works. (4, 5, 6)
Last update: May 2010
Created by David C. McComas
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