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Target
Audience:
Middle
School Science students in the regular or special education
Goals:
To
improve the students' overall understanding of the Scientific Method
To
develop a website that will be used as a web based learning tool and as a
resource for students participating in the district Science Fair
Objectives:
The
students will be able to:
Use the website to develop a problem to investigate
Use the website to research areas of science that
interest them to come up with 3 topics to research about their problem
Use
the website to guide them through the steps of the scientific method and
complete their Science Fair project
Means
of assessing the effectiveness of a learning objective:
A rubric will be used to assess the research part, the identification of
variables and control, and the determining of a hypothesis, materials to
be used and procedure to be followed
A
rubric will also used to assess the final project
Student Time Line:
The proposed web project will take
approximately four months to complete. The students will have
checkpoints and due dates for each section with the final project due in
April. We will take some class time to decide on a topic area, state a
problem, and background research. Time will also be taken for
individual student- teacher conferences regarding the project.
NJ Core Curriculum Content
Standards
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STANDARD 5.1
(SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES) ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP PROBLEM-SOLVING,
DECISION-MAKING AND INQUIRY SKILLS, REFLECTED BY FORMULATING
USABLE QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES, PLANNING EXPERIMENTS, CONDUCTING
SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONS, INTERPRETING AND ANALYZING DATA, DRAWING
CONCLUSIONS, AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS. |
The Scientific
Method will be followed to complete a Science Fair project which
encompasses every aspect of this standard. |
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STANDARD 5.3
(MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS) ALL STUDENTS WILL INTEGRATE
MATHEMATICS AS A TOOL FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING IN SCIENCE, AND AS A
MEANS OF EXPRESSING AND/OR MODELING SCIENTIFIC THEORIES. |
Data charts and
graphs will be created to analyze data. |
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STANDARD 5.4
(NATURE AND PROCESS OF TECHNOLOGY) ALL STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND
THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOP
A CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND PROCESS OF
TECHNOLOGY. |
Students will make a
plan in order to solve a problem using tools and materials to
complete a task. |
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5.5 Life Science or 5.6 Physical Science –
Chemistry or 5.7 Physical Science – Physics or 5.8 Earth Science
or 5.9 Astronomy and Space Science or 5.10 Environmental Studies |
Students will choose
an area of Science for their project. |
Gardner's
Multiple Intelligences
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Multiple
Intelligences |
Examples: |
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1.
Verbal/Linguistic |
Researching
and giving an oral presentation |
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2. Logical |
Finding a
solution to the problem |
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3.
Visual/Spatial |
Creating a
visual display organizing the steps to the Scientific Method |
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4.
Intrapersonal |
Completing
project including research, experimental design, analysis,
and drawing conclusions |
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5.
Interpersonal |
Working
with teachers, family members other students to design and
conduct a controlled experiment. Sharing findings with
other students and teachers via an oral presentation |
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6.
Bodily/Kinesthetic |
Designing
and conducting a hands on experiment |
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7. Naturalist |
Analyzing the
world around them |
Gregorc's Learning Styles
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LEARNING
STYLES |
EXAMPLES/Student
will: |
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1. Concrete
Random |
Be able to
work on his own and determine a problem to solve |
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2. Concrete
Sequential |
Find
evidence of problem and possible solutions |
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3. Abstract
Random |
Reflect on
effects of their experiment on themselves, their family, the
community, or the world around them |
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4. Abstract
Sequential |
Enjoy the
organization of
following the
Scientific Method |
Bloom's Taxonomy
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Component |
EXAMPLES: |
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Knowledge |
Be able to
work on his own to determine a topic in an area of Science
that interests them |
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Comprehension |
Conducting
research and determining a hypothesis |
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Application |
Determining
a problem, designing and conducting an experiment |
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Analysis |
Collecting
data, drawing graphs |
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Synthesis |
Drawing
conclusions based on analysis |
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Evaluation |
Designing a
display board with all their steps to the Scientific Method
then presenting their findings to the class via an oral
presentation |
Click
here for NJ
Core Curriculum Standards
Click
here for
National Science Education Standards
Click
here
for Credits/ Works Cited
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Created
by: Corinne De Keukelaere
Email: Mrsdek@wtbscience.com
Last Updated:
Tuesday December 12, 2006 08:43 PM -0500
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