Grade Level(s):
- 9-12
- College
Source:
- Biointeractive
Resource type:
- classroom activity
Discipline:
- General
Time: 50-150 minutes
Overview
In this activity, students can analyze text or film-based resources, as well as student-driven inquiry projects to reflect on the process of science using the science flowchart journaling tool. This document suggests a possible implementation strategy that complements BioInteractive’s Scientists at Work videos, as well as other media.
- [What is science?: Grades 9-12] Science aims to build explanations of the natural world. (P3, P6)
- [What is science?: Grades 9-12] Science works only with testable ideas. (P2, P3, NOS2)
- [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)
- [What is science?: Grades 9-12] Science is ongoing; answering one scientific question frequently leads to additional questions to be investigated. (P1)
- [What is science?: Grades 13-16] Science aims to build increasingly broad and coherent explanations of the natural world.
- [What is science?: Grades 13-16] Science works only with testable ideas.
- [What is science?: Grades 13-16] Scientists strive to test their ideas with evidence from the natural world; a hallmark of science is exposing ideas to testing.
- [What is science?: Grades 13-16] Science is ongoing; answering one scientific question frequently leads to additional questions to be investigated.
- [How science works: Grades 13-16] The real process of science is complex, iterative, and can take many different paths.
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] The real process of science is complex, iterative, and can take many different paths.
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] The process of science involves observation, exploration, testing, communication, and application.
- [How science works: Grades 9-12] Scientists use multiple research methods (experiments, observational research, comparative research, and modeling) to collect data. (P2, P3, P4, NOS1)
- [How science works: Grades 13-16] The process of science involves observation, exploration, testing, communication, and application.
- [How science works: Grades 13-16] Scientists use multiple research methods (experiments, observational research, comparative research, and modeling) to collect data.
- Science and Engineering Practice 1. Asking questions and defining problems
- Science and Engineering Practice 2. Developing and using models
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