Students group things by properties or functions. They may also arrange them in order of value with this skill
What is Classifying
100
Students learn to put observed information into some clear form that another person can understand using this skill
What is communicating
100
Children lose their curiosity unless they are allowed to do
What comes naturally
100
Understand the nature and development of scientific knowledge
What is strand 3
200
Students learn to use nonstandard and standard units to find or estimate quantity with this skill
What is measuring
200
Students learn to use all their senses and become aware of change using this skill
What is observing
200
To evaluate or judge whether something is adequate, correct, useful, or desirable.
What is Critical thinking
200
Participate productively in scientific practices and discourse.
What is Strand 4
300
When students infer from data that something will happen they are doing this
What is predicting
300
Students interpret or explain what they observe with
What is inferring
300
you can arouse a student's interests and combat impatience
What is meaningful science activities (PERSISTENCE is the important attitude)
300
Know, use and interpret scientific explanations of the natural world
What is strand 1
400
When people state an inference they want to test they are doing this
What is hypothesizing
400
We often guide students to state their hypotheses as operational questions and help them control variables within their understanding when we're doing this skill
What is experimenting
400
Early learning of attitudes begins with THIS and later comes from THIS
What is "begins with imitation and later comes from experiences"
400
To solve problems in creative or novel ways
What is inventiveness
400
Generate and evaluate scientific evidence and explanation
What is strand 2
500
Elementary students should be aware that THIS is not always complete and therefore predictions may not always be precise
What is evidence...(Uncertainty attitude)
500
The three overall standards for critical thinking that most children can gradually understand and learn to make decisions about
What are: open-mindedness, objectivity, and willingness to suspend judgement until enough facts are known.
500
This should be the goal of all science programs
What is "engaging in science as practice so as to build the skills necessary for competing effectively in the global marketplace. " Pg. 91