Grade Level(s):
- 6-8
- 9-12
Source:
- Whitfield, Lisé
Resource type:
- lab activity
Discipline:
- Space science
Time: One class period
Overview
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.
- [What is science?: Grades 6-8] Science is both a body of knowledge and the process for building that knowledge. (NOS5)
- [What is science?: Grades 6-8] Science aims to build explanations of the natural world. (P3, P6)
- [What is science?: Grades 6-8] 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)
- [What is science?: Grades 9-12] Science is both a body of knowledge and the process for building that knowledge. (NOS5)
- [What is science?: Grades 9-12] 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)
- [How science works: Grades 6-8] Scientific observations can be made directly with our own senses or may be made indirectly through the use of tools.
- [How science works: Grades 6-8] Scientists can test ideas about events and processes long past, very distant, and not directly observable.
- [How science works: Grades 6-8] Scientists look for patterns in their observations and data. (P4, P5)
- [How science works: Grades 6-8] Different scientists may interpret the same data in different ways. (P7)
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] Scientific observations can be made directly with our own senses or may be made indirectly through the use of tools.
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] Scientists can test ideas about events and processes long past, very distant, and not directly observable.
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] Scientists look for patterns in their observations and data. (P4, P5, NOS2)
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] Different scientists may interpret the same data in different ways. (P7)
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] Researchers share their findings with the scientific community through scientific publications. (P8)
- [The social side of science: Grades 6-8] Science depends on communication within the scientific community. (P7, P8)
- [The social side of science: Grades 6-8] Scientists usually work collaboratively. (NOS7)
- [The social side of science: Grades 6-8] Scientists check each other's work, often through peer review. (P7)
- [The social side of science: Grades 9-12] Science depends on communication within the scientific community. (P7, P8)
- [The social side of science: Grades 9-12] Scientists usually work collaboratively. (NOS7)
- [The social side of science: Grades 9-12] Scientists scrutinize each other's work through peer review and other processes. (P7, NOS5)
- NOS Matrix understanding category 2. Scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence.
- NOS Matrix understanding category 5. Science is a way of knowing.
- Science and Engineering Practice 4. Analyzing and interpreting data
- Science and Engineering Practice 5. Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Science and Engineering Practice 6. Constructing explanations and designing solutions
- Science and Engineering Practice 7. Engaging in argument from evidence
- Science and Engineering Practice 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
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