LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION
   Mrs. R. Haley                                                                              Integrated Science 1
Introduction
Standards 
Objectives
Activities
Assessment
Results
Resources
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Introduction
 In this site, students will be provided with guides in conducting scientific investigations to find answers to the questions they themselves develop.
Subject Student-designed experiment
Topic: Scientific method of conducting ivestigations
Grade Level:9
Student Lesson URL:http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~haleyr/student/
Standards Addressed
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Investigation and Experimentation
1. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful
investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content
in the other four strands, students should develop their own questions and perform
investigations. Students will:
a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (such as computer-linked
probes, spreadsheets, and graphing calculators) to perform tests, collect data,
analyze relationships, and display data.
b. Identify and communicate sources of unavoidable experimental error.
c. Identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, such as sources of error or
uncontrolled conditions.
d. Formulate explanations by using logic and evidence.
e. Distinguish between hypothesis and theory as scientific terms.
f. Recognize the issues of statistical variability and the need for controlled tests.
g. Recognize the cumulative nature of scientific evidence.
h. Analyze situations and solve problems that require combining and applying
concepts from more than one area of science.
i. Investigate a science-based societal issue by researching the literature, analyzing
data, and communicating the findings.
j. Know that when an observation does not agree with an accepted scientific
theory, the observation is sometimes mistaken or fraudulent and that the theory is sometimes wrong. 

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Instructional Objectives
  1. Students are able to:

    2. 1. Differentiate questions that can be answered through research alone and questions that can be answered through experimentation
    2. Construct a hypothesis to the question the student himself has formulated
    3. Identify experimental and controlled variables from the hypothesis and problem statement
    4. Develop a set of procedures to test the hypothesis that reflects the chosen variables 
    5. Design a data table that uses the variables identified
    6. Perform the experiment as designed
    7. Record and analyze the results of the investigation
    8. Construct the conclusion
    9. Document the process and the findings through a Power Point presentation.
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Student Activities
Insert brief summaries of your introductory, enabling, and culminating activities. Insert links to online resources in your text and insert links to activities on your student lesson web site.
Introductory Activity1. present videos displaying and discussing student projects in science fairs
2. display news clippings of students receiving monetary awrds and recognition of their projects.
3. discuss 
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Enabling Activity(ies)
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Culminating Activity
The student will
1. present his experiment project to the class
2. explain his project to the class using PowerPoint
3. assess  classmate's projects and presentations using rubric created
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Assessment

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Results
After implementing your lesson (sometime between January & March), insert a chart of your pre-test, post-test, and culminating assessment data.
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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

Introductory Activity
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Enabling Activity
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Culminating Activity
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