https://padlet.com/jmbuck13/31m8rxwbyed2 Science Practices en-us 2016-10-28 19:08:11 UTC 2016-10-28 20:21:12 UTC hello@padlet.com jmbuck13 https://padlet.com/jmbuck13/31m8rxwbyed2/wish/133992427 1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) - Asking questions about the world around you or observations you make as well as defining problems are the basis for scientific thinking.  They help to focus on what to explore or how to solve a problem at hand.

2. Developing and using models - Models such as diagrams, replicas, or computer simulations, aid in the process or generating and re-forming questions, making predictions, and gathering data.

3. Planning and carrying out investigations - this practice helps to test theories about how the world works and collect evidence that either supports or disproves their predictions and models.

4. Analyzing and interpreting data - this practice is all about looking for patterns and significant features within a set of data that supports conclusions.  It also about presenting findings in a way that shows those patterns.

5. Using mathematics and computational thinking - this practice helps students to represent physical variables and their relationships in an experiment or study and is a key to understanding science.

6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) - this is the goal or science.  To represent findings, discover the cause of a phenominon, or find solutions to problems is the ultimate goal in science.

7. Engaging in argument from evidence - this is all about reaching agreements with others on explanations and conclusions and also means listening to, comparing, and evaluating competing ideas. Explanations need to be acceptable to the scientfic community.

8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information - this is all about being able to read, interpret, and produce scientific text and communicate persuasively and clearly. It is also about being able to recognize flaws and errors.]]> 2016-10-28 19:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbuck13/31m8rxwbyed2/wish/133992427 jmbuck13 https://padlet.com/jmbuck13/31m8rxwbyed2/wish/134000484 One example of how these practices  might be follwed in a lesson might be an investigation on how airplanes fly.  Students would begin by asking questions and making predictions about this phenominon.  They could make a diagram model showing their ideas.  Testing and investigations could be done using paper or model airplanes as well as research on ariplanes.   The research phase would given them experience with scientific text as well. By collecting data from this process they can practice analyzing it, constructing explanations, applying mathematical thinking, and communicating with each other. If I were to divide the class into several groups for this project they could have the chance to present findings to each other and engage in arguing the evidence to come to an acceptable explanation.]]> 2016-10-28 19:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbuck13/31m8rxwbyed2/wish/134000484