Asking Questions
Level 4
Evaluating Questions
Practice Slides (Google Slides) (PDF)
Student Worksheet (Google Doc) (PDF)
Mini-lesson Cards: Evaporation (Google Doc) (PDF); Ball Bounce (Google Doc) (PDF);
Music & Plant Growth (Google Doc) (PDF); Royal Jelly (Google Doc) (PDF)
Evaluate questions that challenge the premise(s) of an argument, the interpretation of a data set or the suitability of a design.
TERMS
Evaluate - to determine the significance of by careful study
Evidence - anything presented to support a claim
Experimental question - a question that guides a testable scientific experiment
Explanation - a logical reason for a phenomenon
Hypothesis - a proposed explanation based on evidence
Observation - a statement about something you notice
Prediction - to say that an event will happen in the future
Question - a sentence that asks for information
Scientific principles - fundamental concepts that explain natural phenomenon
Variable - a factor that can be changed, controlled or measured
Independent Variable - the manipulated variable in an experiment (cause)
Dependent Variable - the responding variable in an experiment (effect)
STANDARDS