Opening:

Chase!  (What is going on?)

http://wcydwt.posterous.com/not-it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfW5NObxcsU

Science Inquiry

Frayer Model: What is Science?

Reading: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-teach-students-to-think-like-scientists

Evidence

Mystery Death: http://uwosciencemethods.pbworks.com/f/pheoc_murdermystery.doc

Fossils: http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/gr.fs.fd.html

   Modification:  Poster includes sequence of drawings as students get more evidence.

Generate an Argument: Solar System http://teachingsscience20.pbworks.com/w/page/27274750/argument

Readings

Evidence: How Do You Know: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-science-inquiry-based

Evidence: Physics of Sound: http://tools4teachingscience.org/tools/public/buckets.html

Questions

WCYDWT? - Science Blog: http://wcydwt.posterous.com/

Pendulum Videos:  http://wcydwt.posterous.com/wave-pendulum 

Car and Ramp

Decomposition Video: http://wcydwt.posterous.com/rotting-away

FOUR QUESTION STRATEGY

1. What materials are readily available for conducting experiments on _________?

2. How do __________ act?

3. How can you change the set of ________ materials to affect the action?

(Independent à I change it!)

4.How can you measure or describe the response of __________ to the change?

            (Dependent à It changed!)

Draft Framework for New Science Education Standards

Background:

http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/national-science-standards

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/exploring-NAS-framework-science-standards

Standards_Framework_Preliminary_Public_Draft.pdf