Select an investigation that could be used to answer a specific question SPI 0407.Inq.1

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1. Dr. Shawn's 10 Easy Steps to Science Fair Success - Although the focus is on science fair projects, you will still get some good guidance on planning a simple investigation. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
2. Green Life: Plants and Photosynthesis - This lesson will focus on three broad topics: six basic plant parts, the requirements needed for plant growth, and photosynthesis.
3. Ideas for Assessing Investigations - There are two types of formative assessment for each investigation and a variety of options for summative assessment.
4. Investigating a Question - Students review what they’ve learned about investigable questions and are introduced to the idea that they must have the time and materials to carry out the investigation for the question to work.
5. Investigating Why Summer Days Have More Daylight | Lesson Plan - This lesson plan includes an interactive lesson in which students use and make their own models of the Earth–Sun systems to demonstrate understanding of how the Sun illuminates the hemispheres differently during summer and winter.
6. Science Experiments Straight from the Web - a lesson planning article from Education World
7. Science Snacks from the Exploratorium - use these miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium to plan simple investigations
8. Skills of Scientific Investigation - types of scientific inquiry reading tips
9. Variables & fair testing; teaching the heart of science experiments - While it might not be the “flashiest” topic, teaching variable testing is the most critical aspect of science education. Whether you are teaching primary kids, preschoolers, or undergraduate students, your ability to convey the importance of a fair test is essential for learners taking their first steps into the scientific world.
10. Ways of investigating in science - Scientific investigations are used to answer questions about the living, material or physical world of planet Earth and beyond. Scientists and rangahau putaiao use different techniques for investigating different types of questions.
    

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