From Observations to inferences 1.2

Title: Being Scientific, Obervations to inferences

Author: Carla Cota

Week: Oct. 11, 2007

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Chapte 2, lesson 2

Unit theme:

Scienctifc thinking, obsersing, inferrinf and hypothezing

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

.1Distinguish observations from inferences.

2. Classify questions according to whether or not they lead to scientific discoveries.

3. Suggest investigative questions.

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Evidence, concepts ot themes

evidence, models, and explanation

Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

Understandings about scientific inquiry

Nature of Science

Stage 1:

It’s Your Turn to Be Scientific, p. 27. Create groups of three or four students to perform the six experiments. Students should develop an inference to explain each experiment. Have each student recount one activity in his or her ScienceLog. Students should explain how the experiment was conducted, what inferences they made, what the correct inference was, and what they learned from performing the experiment. These activities can be set up at six different stations around the room. The purpose of this Exploration is not to arrive at a correct answer, but to have students make inferences. An Exploration Worksheet, p. 22, and Teaching Transparency 5 are available to accompany Exploration 4.

Stage 2:

Stage 3:

Homework: (attach/link digital resources):

Homework

Homework, ATE p. 27. Have students complete The Curious Cup and The Reappearing Coin as homework.

Assessments: (attach/link copies)

__ Group assessment

__ Observation of process/student work

__ Self-assessment by student

__ Teacher generated assignment

__ Written project

__ Test/Quiz

__ Other: ____________________________________