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Science Inquiry
Science as inquiry is basic to science education and controlling principle in the continuing organization and selection of students' activities. Students at all grade levels and i every domain of science should have the opportunity to use scientific inquiry and develop the ability to think and act in ways associated with inquiry. Students use scientific processes: questioning, planning and conducting investigations, using appropriate tools and techniques to gather data, thinking critically and logically about relationships between evidence and explanations and communicating results.
| Observations, Questions and Hypotheses | Ask questions based on experiences with objects, organisms, and events in the environment. - Study an object and ask questions about it. Use the children's prior knowledge and experiences to learn more about the object. |
| Identify the following major parts of: the digestive system – mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines; respiratory system – nose, trachea, lungs; circulatory system – heart, arteries, veins, blood. - Using a grocery sack, cut out a hole for the head. Paste a picture of the digestive system on the front of the sack, showing the placement of the various body parts in the system. Students may wear their digestive systems around the room. Charts of the system can be easily found on the internet. | |
| Scientific Testing (Investigating and Modeling) | Record data from guided investigations in an organized and appropriate format. |
| Analysis and Conclusions | Construct reasonable explanations of observations on the basis of data obtained (e.g., Based on the data, does this make sense? Could this really happen?) |
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