The Next Generation Science Standards incorporate planning and carrying out investigations as the third practice. An informative video details how investigations benefit science and engineering, and highlights effective ways to form a good question and design an investigation.

Concepts

education, teaching strategies, conducting investigations

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Practice developing good questions for investigations
• Analyze your lesson plans for opportunities to collect and interpret data

Classroom Considerations

• Content applies to science teachers at all levels

Pros

• Explains the difference between investigative and observational science
• Offers examples of expectations for the continuum of grade levels

Cons

• None