Evaluating Questions
Practice Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/...
The Wonder of Science: https://thewonderofscience.com/mlsep14
Student Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1inDX...
Asking Questions - Level 4 - Evaluating Questions
In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to ask questions in a mini-lesson on evaluating questions. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
TERMS
Evaluate - to determine the significance of by careful study
Evidence - anything presented to support a claim
Experimental Question - a question that guides a testable scientific experiment
Explanation - a logical reason for a phenomenon
Hypothesis - a proposed explanation based on evidence
Observation - a statement about something you notice
Prediction - to say that an event will happen in the future
Question - a sentence that asks for information
Scientific principles - fundamental concepts that explain natural phenomenon
Variable - a factor that can be changed, controlled or measured
Independent Variable - the manipulated variable in an experiment (cause)
Dependent Variable - the responding variable in an experiment (effect)
This progression is based on the Science and Engineering Practices elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Evaluate questions that challenge the premise(s) of an argument, the interpretation of a data set or the suitability of a design.”
Source: https://www.nextgenscience.org/
Watch video Evaluating Questions online, duration hours minute second in high quality that is uploaded to the channel Bozeman Science 29 November 2023. Share the link to the video on social media so that your subscribers and friends will also watch this video. This video clip has been viewed 1,911 times and liked it 26 visitors.
