This method of scientific investigation requires the use of all 30 different types of senses we have.
What is observation?
100
Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate
What is the 5-E model of the learning cycle?
100
These challenge current knowledge and inspire students to seek explanations for things that are different from prior beliefs.
What are discrepant events?
100
These are some of the concepts addressed in the d. e. that consisted of a bottle, an eye dropper and a solution contained in the bottle.
What are buoyancy, mass, sinking/floating, pressure and density?
100
We used this science concept to determine who committed the crime during Nellie's activity lesson.
What is chromatology?
200
This method of scientific inquiry involves these five basic entities in science: length, volume, weight or mass, temperature and time.
What is measuring?
200
This statement refers to the only real way of teaching science.
What is "science is a verb"?
200
According to Piaget, this is the single most important factor influencing learning.
What is what the learner already knows?
200
This concept made both the paper bird and the paper clown more stable when they were balanced on a stick.
What is a lower center of gravity?
200
This was the common element used in activities led by Brian, Courtney and Rachel.
What is Calcium Carbonate or Alka Seltzer?
300
This method of scientific investigation requires the ability to abstract common properties of similar objects.
What is classification?
300
These form the methods of actual scientific investigation and include interpreting data, experimenting and constructing models, among others
What are the integrated process skills?
300
This is the notion of assessing what sudents really know in the areas of the curriculum in which they are being instructed, and includes rubrics, projects and checklists.
What is authentic assessment?
300
These concepts were the keys to the rolling cans on the inclined plane d. e.
What are stored energy, kinetic energy, gravity and friction?
300
Kelsi had us explore these science concepts when she led us in making milk carton guitars.
What are thickness, density, tension, length, vibration, sound and pitch?
400
This method of scientific inquiry requires an individual to guess what will happen next in a given situation, or what would happen if you did something.
What is predicting?
400
This is a statement of one's best guess as to the relationship between two variables... and it must be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
400
This is an effective way that meaningful instruction can be provided in an inquiry-based constructivist classroom, regardless of a variety of differences in students.
What is the use of multiple modalities?
400
These concepts explain how the balloon inflated inside Prof. Zellner's bottle.
What are steam, cooling, condensing and a vacuum?
400
Robyn emphasized this "big idea" as we explored how birds eat.
What is "animals adapt to their environments for survival" or "bird's beaks have adapted to their environments and to the types of food available"?
500
This method of scientific investigation is used to help form conclusions - a person's best guess as to why something happened.
What is inferring?
500
This knowledge requres the abilty to perceive that there is more than one attribute to given objects and that the attributes are seen not only in the object's physical characteristics but also in the object's behavior.
What is identifying and controlling variables?
500
This theory, developed by Gardner, has been linked to increased achievement (especially for students' with learning disabilities) and has become a part of the way educators and other people view the world.
What is the Theory of Multiple Intelligences?
500
These concepts explained why at least 102 paperclips could be aded to a visibly full cup of water without forcing it to overflow.
What are cohesion and surface tension?
500
Erin helped us to identify rocks and minerals by classifying them using these properties.
What are hardness, luster, color, streak, light and shape?