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Macro statement:
Science is not merely a collection of facts and theories but a process, a way of thinking about and investigating the world in which we live. Thus, the scientific enterprise requires using good habits of mind as a way of thinking. The practice of science then requires the use of skills of inquiry in order to carry out the scientific process. |
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Knowledge statement:
In order to demonstrate an understanding of the scientific process students must use “habits of mind” within the content area. Students will use standards 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, and 5.10 to demonstrate an understanding of scientific processes. |
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Skill statements:
Skills that are used by students as they discover and explain the world in which we live may include: comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. (See appendix
A descriptors for each of the above cognitive levels.) |
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Habits of Mind:
- Express a curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness toward science.
- Recognize that the results of scientific investigations are seldom exactly the same and that replication is often necessary.
- Use cognitive skills involving such processes as evaluating conclusions, weighing evidence, recognizing that arguments may or not have equal merit, assessing risks and benefits associated with alternative solutions and recognizing the systematic nature of the universe.
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Inquiry:
- Identify questions and make predictions that can be addressed by conducting investigations.
- Design and conduct investigations incorporating the use of a control.
- Select and use appropriate instrumentation to design and conduct investigations.
- Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments.
- Show that experimental results can lead to new questions and further investigations.
- Communicate experimental findings with others.
- Develop a plan to solve an authentic problem.
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Safety:
Use skills effectively involving such processes as working safely and cooperatively with peers. |
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