Benchmarks:
- SC5N21 – Recognize and explain that science is grounded in observations that are testable; explanation must always be linked with evidence.
- SC5N22 – Recognize and explain that when scientific investigations are carried out, the evidence produced by those investigations should be replicable by others.
- Students will distinguish between personal interpretation and verified observation.
- Students will distinguish between examples of evidence or observations and personal opinion.
Essential Question:
- What makes a question scientific?
- How can you decide if something is evidence?
Page Keeley Probe:
- Vol. 3: Doing Science
Misconceptions:
Some students may believe that…
- its okay to invoke (to use) personal experience as evidence to justify their hypothesis.
- its okay to use the same lab report format for all investigations.
Vocabulary:
- evidence
- observation
- replicate
- testable