Location
Room E121 - NOTE: This is a 2-hour session
Start Date
2-3-2012 9:35 AM
End Date
2-3-2012 11:45 AM
Description
Participants engage in a guided inquiry: making a parachute and investigating its falling behavior; then develop a list of questions about the behaviors and determine which are testable. Next, small groups each choose one question to test and do so. Finally participants reflect on the process skills used. Although designed as a professional development activity, the lesson may be used with students to focus on testable questions or process skills necessary for scientific investigation.
2 IMSA FUSIONFY12.pdf (128 kB)
1 Parachutes cover.pdf (44 kB)
Inquiry Structure chart.pdf (103 kB)
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Session C-1: What Goes Up Must Come Down – Are all Parachutes Created Equal
Room E121 - NOTE: This is a 2-hour session
Participants engage in a guided inquiry: making a parachute and investigating its falling behavior; then develop a list of questions about the behaviors and determine which are testable. Next, small groups each choose one question to test and do so. Finally participants reflect on the process skills used. Although designed as a professional development activity, the lesson may be used with students to focus on testable questions or process skills necessary for scientific investigation.
Comments
2 hour session