Standard+C+Science+Inquiry

// **Content Standard:** Students in Wisconsin will investigate questions using scientific methods and tools, revise their personal understanding to accommodate knowledge, and communicate these understandings to others. // // Students should experience science in a form that engages them in actively constructing ideas and explanations and enhances their opportunities to develop the skills of doing science. Such inquiry (problem solving) should include questioning, forming hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, reaching conclusions and evaluating results, and communicating procedures and findings to others. //
 * Post Standard C Resources here.**
 * Each resource will include a title, link to the resource, a short description of the resource, and grade level(s).**
 * // Rationale //**

Annie Anderson
 * Title**: Inquiry Based Approaches to Science Education: Theory and Practice
 * Link**: http://www.brynmawr.edu/biology/franklin/InquiryBasedScience.html
 * Description**: Website defines and explains the need for Inquiry Based Science Education and compares it to more traditional education models. It also provides links to various resources for: Curriculum and Lessons, Important Educational Hubs, Scientific Organizations for Educators, and Suppliers of Materials, Equipment and Software.
 * Grade**: K-12 - resource for teachers with various links for varying levels of dificulty.


 * Andy Meeks**
 * Title:** Nasa
 * Link:** http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html
 * Description:** Nasa has an amazing website with a ton of resources for both students and teachers. They even have some older videos of a super team of kids using the scientific method to figure out why all of the neighborhood dogs are barking.
 * Grade: K-8**

Melissa Millard
 * Title**: Scientific Method Page
 * Link**: http://scientificmethod.com/index2.html
 * Description**: Incredible site with everything you'd ever need to know about the scientific method. It has easy to read handouts you can use, explanations for the widespread use of the scientific method, and mini lessons for teaching it.
 * Grade**: 5-8

Kari Reuter
 * Title:** Foss Web
 * Link**: []
 * Description:** FOSSWeb is the official site for the inquiry-based FOSS **(FULL OPTION SCIENCE SYSTEM)** science curriculum. Even if your school does not have the FOSS program, it can still be a place to go for support, resources, and fun activities. It has interactive activities for all strands and can help teachers and students understand inquiry.
 * Grades:** K-8

Michelle Arnett
 * Title:** Biology4Kids
 * Link:** []
 * Description:** This website introduces the scientific method and its vocabulary to the younger science student. At the end, they can test their knowledge, but it's a way for students to learn more about the scientific method that is technology driven. The website not only gives general information about the scientific method, but it also provides other scientific studies in which students can learn the scientific method. Biology4Kids also has many other activities and scientific themes that could be used.
 * Grades:** K-5 (Could be less engaging for older students, however may be a great modification website for lower level learners that are older)

Amy Rice **Title:** Yips Teach Kids the Scientific Method **Link:** [] **Description:** This short, silly video could be used as a great engagement strategy to either introduce the scientific method to younger children, or to get some laughs and reinforce concepts for the older ones. These Sesame Street muppets are going through the steps of the scientific method to try and figure out what a telephone is. For younger children especially, the teacher may want to read aloud the captions at the bottom of the video and translate it into more kid-friendly language. **Grades:** K-3

Nicole Ann Isaacs
 * Title: ** Slime Lab
 * Link: ** []
 * Description: ** Students work together in an experiment to make slime. They are given specific materials to make the slime but no procedures or concentrations of materials. Topics explored include the scientific method, science discovery and polymers.
 * Grades: ** 6-8

Mike Weber I believe we saw this in class during a presentation. I like it so much I am using again here! Very catching rap that details the scientific method.
 * Standard C**
 * Title:** Scientific Method Song
 * Link**: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA86dYxrg4Q&feature=related
 * Description**:
 * Grades**: 6-8

Sara Kowle
 * Title:** Brain Pop: Scientific Method Video, Activities, Quiz, and "FYI" in-depth Reading
 * Link: @http://www.brainpop.com/science/scientificinquiry/scientificmethod/preview.weml**
 * Description:** Brain Pop is a subscription website - but you can (and should!) create a Free Trial profile and browse for the 5 day trial period. This site has excellent stuff! For the scientific method, there is a video (tied to the link above) that very clearly and simply (and with humor) shows the scientific method in action, as a main character and his robot sidekick try to solve the mystery of why one of the robot's plants is dying. After showing the video, teachers can assign the FYI reading - great pieces of only about five paragraphs each describing important aspects of the scientific method and how it looks in real life - peer review, scientific journals, randomized control or clinical trials, and falsifiability. There is also a word-scramble activity, a vocabulary sheet, a quiz, and a graphic organizer. Great site!
 * Grades:** 3-6

Leilei Song Title: Mrs. Renz's 4th grade class Link : [] Description: Great resource about how to teach scientific inquiry. It includes the theory, resources and activities and more. Grade: K-8

Siggy Spelter Grades: K-5
 * Title:** Inquiry Based Science
 * Link:** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnrDXPxFo4
 * Description:** A teacher talks about inquiry-based science and shows how she uses it in her classroom. This video features shots of the students, an interview with the teacher and a view of her actually teaching this way in the classroom. She is pure inquiry-based--it does not even sound like she guided them that much.

Michelle Sasse
 * Title:** Inquiry Based Science
 * Link:** []
 * Description:** This video shows a 2nd grade classroom conducting inquiry based experiments. Throughout the video students are making predictions, recording results, leading investigations, and collaborating with classmates. The teacher poses the initial question, but then acts as a guide as students experiment.
 * Grades:** K-5