A summative class discussion of this take-home activity can be used to make this point explicit. How science works: Scientific inquiry in everyday life - In this very simple starting activity, students make observations of phenomena in their everyday lives and recognize that they can and do reason about such phenomena scientifically.
The activity is appropriate for small or large group discussion.
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Students come up with multiple hypotheses to explain a set of observations and figure out how to test these hypotheses.
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The checks lab - Students construct plausible scenarios to explain a series of bank checks.This activity also point out that not all scientists follow the same path in such an investigation. The activity reinforces the concept that scientists often make indirect observations of the phenomena they are attempting to study. Poking around - In this lesson, students are introduced to the process of scientific inquiry as they develop an approach to determine the shape and size of an unseen object.Working in groups, students pose explanations (hypotheses) for what they are observing and are asked to test their hypotheses. Mystery tubes - In this lesson, students are asked to determine what the interior construction of the mystery tube looks like.To make the key concepts explicit, after the activity, have a class discussion regarding the starter activity prompted by the question: Were you doing science? You may want to employ students’ definition or descriptions in this discussion.
Follow with one of the activities below to introduce nature of science concepts. Their ideas can be written on a 3×5 card and collected to identify student perceptions about science that you hope to reinforce or change during the year. If you have not used the Science Knowledge Survey, from the Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes, it may be helpful to ask students to “Define” or “Describe Science” before beginning these activities. These activities involve students in aspects of science in a simple and exploratory fashion. The following introductory activities can set the tone for the school year by presenting an accurate and engaging perspective on what science is really about.
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