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Click the "+" below and add your thoughts. Many people struggle with this concept. Let's get some thoughts down to help clarify our understanding.

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Why do you think there could be uncertainty about what a scientific phenomenon is?

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Why do you think there could be uncertainty about what a scientific phenomenon is?

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Give an example of a scientific phenomenon.

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Give an example of a scientific phenomenon.

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Share any thoughts or questions you may have after thinking about this and reading others' responses.

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I think that the confusion comes from the broad scope of the term and our own world views and experiences. I agree with M. Cherry that what may be a phenomenon to one person may not be to another, and/or two separate people's views will influence their thoughts outside of science (beliefs, experiences, etc.)

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I agree with Michelle in that words like theory and law are misused.  In today's political climate, even "facts" are not clearly defined. - Brian Womack

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I agree with Michelle in that words like theory and law are misused.  In today's political climate, even "facts" are not clearly defined. - Brian Womack

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I agree that phenomenon is defined differently among all of us. I also believe that people feel that it needs to be a complex science experiment based upon the subject rather than a common everyday occura

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Weather events (earthquake, tornadoes, tsunami's).

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Nancy Broyles - People tend to think that a "scientific" phenomena has to be something that only a scientist would be interested in.  But, any phenomena that is observable is allowed.

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Nancy Broyles - People tend to think that a "scientific" phenomena has to be something that only a scientist would be interested in.  But, any phenomena that is observable is allowed.

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Erosion. How landscapes change dependent on the weather/climate. How are ecosystems affected by this?

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I think there is uncertainty because a phenomenon can describe a wide variety of events and people tend to want to narrow it down or make it more complex than it has to be.

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Because sometimes it's scary for teachers to let go of control of the classroom and that's what teaching from phenomenon does. It challenges students knowledge of a certain topic (phenomenon) and allows them to come to an understanding of their own, not using rigid guidelines from teachers.

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What causes earthquakes? Why does it rain? Why does a tornado form?

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What causes earthquakes? Why does it rain? Why does a tornado form?

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What causes tornadoes? What causes earthquakes?

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Why is the sky blue?

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Tides, volcanic eruptions

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I think we tend to overthink this sometimes.  We make it harder than it really is.

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Popping a balloon with an orange peel

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A scientific phenomenon is something that gets the students attention and must be observable.

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It can be hard to let the students lead their own learning. As a teacher, we often want to walk them through step by step.

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Water Cycle- Have a picture of a dinosaur and ask the students how it is possible they could be drinking dinosaur pee.

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This can be a hard to do. I struggle to come up with an phenomenon with each unit.