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Research Questions and Hypotheses
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This first section guides students to ask testable questions, and formulate hypotheses and null hypotheses. Students also become familiar with the parts of a science research report. This structure reinforces the…
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Theories, Laws, and Hypotheses
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Teaching overarching science concepts through gas laws and kinetic molecular theory.
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Formative Assessment Probes: To Hypothesize or Not
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Formative assessment probes are used not only to uncover the ideas students bring to their learning, they can also be used to reveal teachers’ common misconceptions. Consider a process widely used in inquiry science—…
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Tried and True: Helicopter seeds and hypotheses … that’s funny!
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Investigating maple samaras, or helicopter seeds, can give students a “that’s funny” experience and catalyze the development of inquiry skills. In this article, the authors describe how to use maple helicopter seeds (…
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Idea Bank - Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH)
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) have created an educational outreach program titled "Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH)," which will serve as a…
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Light on Trial: Using a Courtroom Drama to Compare Scientific Hypotheses
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A narrative in the form of a courtroom trial is used to compare evidence on the nature of light as part of an introductory college physics course. Prosecuting and defense attorneys present evidence for and against…
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In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teaching (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. This month's issue features an introduction to a document entitled "CASE Standards for Science Teacher…
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Use these tools to help students ask better questions and define problems with more confidence.
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