Scientific and engineering practices

6.1(A)

Asking Good Science Questions

Ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations.

Part of The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models

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Intro

From Noticing to Questioning

Science begins with noticing things. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask a testable question or define a problem after observing something, reading about it, looking at a model, or doing an investigation.