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This is a modified version of Galactic Inquiry in which students learn about galaxy classification while also experiencing a simple simulation of peer review and community analysis.Author/Source:
Whitfield, Lisé Grade:
6-8 Discipline:
Space science Time:
One class period Concepts:
Correspondence to the Next Generation Science Standards is indicated in parentheses after each relevant concept. See our conceptual framework for details. - Science is both a body of knowledge and the process for building that knowledge. (NOS5)
- Science aims to build explanations of the natural world. (P3, P6)
- Scientists strive to test their ideas with evidence from the natural world; a hallmark of science is exposing ideas to testing. (P3, P4, P6, P7, NOS2)
- Scientific observations can be made directly with our own senses or may be made indirectly through the use of tools.
- Scientists can test ideas about events and processes long past, very distant, and not directly observable.
- Scientists look for patterns in their observations and data. (P4, P5)
- Different scientists may interpret the same data in different ways. (P7)
- Science depends on communication within the scientific community. (P7, P8)
- Scientists usually work collaboratively.
- Scientists check each other's work, often through peer review. (P7)
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