Learning Goals
Students will be able to evaluate testable and relevant questions about everyday phenomena or school/community issues and refine them into investigable questions with a clear hypothesis.
Students will be able to plan a controlled investigation on a real phenomenon or design problem by identifying variables, controls, criteria, constraints, and possible confounding effects.
Students will be able to collect and document qualitative and quantitative data from a short investigation using organized notes, tables, and observations with care and consistency.
Students will be able to analyze graphs, tables, and patterns in investigation data to determine whether evidence supports or weakens a claim.
Students will be able to justify conclusions about a fair test using scientific reasoning, evaluate limitations or unanticipated effects, and propose improvements or next questions.
Products
Individual Investigation Notebook with Question, Method, Data Log, and Analysis
Each student will maintain a research notebook that records question refinement, hypothesis, variable planning, raw data or source notes, and personal analysis. This proves individual mastery of scientific inquiry steps and evidence-based reasoning.
Team Fair-Test Expo Investigation Report and Slide Presentation
Teams will present a formal investigation report or slide deck that synthesizes members’ evidence, explains their method, shows data visualizations, and defends conclusions and limitations. The product must depend on individual contributions and address conflicting or anomalous findings directly.
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