2018-01-27T19:50:58Z Word 2020-11-06T14:04:11-05:00 2020-11-06T14:04:11-05:00 scientific method, elementary, experiment, critical thinking, growth, mindset Mac OS X 10.10.5 Quartz PDFContext xml 17.05.05: There's a Scientific Method to the Madness Science David Ostheimer scientific method elementary experiment critical thinking growth mindset uuid:119d29f4-1c6c-4a42-afb6-bc25001f2d31 uuid:84ce75f7-9d42-487b-a9c3-b3458080cefb

Curriculum  Unit                        

Is  There  a  “Scientific  Method”  to  the  Madness?  

Title Author

                                                               KEY  LEARNING,  ENDURING  UNDERSTANDING,  ETC.  

           

David  Ostheimer  

 

Students  will  develop  critical  thinking  skills  and  perseverance  in  their  work  by  utilizing  the  Scientific  Method  n  Science  class.  The  Scientific  method  is:  A  

 problem  is  stated.  A  hypothesis  is  formulated.  An  experiment  is  conducted.  Data  are  collected.  A  conclusion  is  drawn.  

   

 
ESSENTIAL  QUESTION(S)  for  the  UNIT  

 

How  can  the  Scientific  Method  by  used  by  first  graders  to  understand  their  world.  

       

                            CONCEPT  A                   CONCEPT  B                                          CONCEPT  C  
             How  can  we  use  questions  to  find  answers?   Drawing  Conclusions   Observation  and  collecting  data  
       ESSENTIAL  QUESTIONS  A                              ESSENTIAL  QUESTIONS  B         ESSENTIAL  QUESTIONS  C  
 
  How  do  we  formulate  a  hypothesis?   We  conducted  our  experiment,  why  did  we  get  the   Why  is  observation  important?  How  does  one  

collect  data?  

     data  we  did?  How  could  we  get  different  data?  

 

 

 

   

                       VOCABULARY  A                                  VOCABULARY  A                                                VOCABULARY  A    

 

Hypothesis,  research  Experiment,  cocnlusion  Observation,  data  

 

 

     ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES  

   Kneidel, Sally Stenhouse. Creepy crawlies and the scientific method: more than 100 hands-on science experiments for children.  

Levy, Joel. Incredible elements: a totally non-scary guide to chemistry and why it matters.

   

BBC. "Brian Cox visits the world's biggest vacuum chamber -Human Universe: Episode 4 Preview -BBC Two."