An experiment is a “special case” of science inquiry that includes:

1. Science is a process of making sense of the natural world by creating evidence-based explanations. Science is a process of making sense of the natural world by creating evidence-based explanations. Science is a process of making sense of the natural world by creating evidence-based explanations. A Science Inquiry Activity is a classroom-appropriate model of science and includes includes these features: Ask scientifically oriented questions Collect information Create evidence-based explanations Connect with others and experts Communicate and justify explanations A Science Inquiry Activity is a classroom-appropriate model of science and includes includes these features: Ask scientifically oriented questions Collect information Create evidence-based explanations Connect with others and experts Communicate and justify explanations A Science Inquiry Activity is a classroom-appropriate model of science and includes includes these features: Ask scientifically oriented questions Collect information Create evidence-based explanations Connect with others and experts Communicate and justify explanations • An experiment is a “special case” of science inquiry that includes: • Identifying a problem that can be investigated and determining the independent and dependent variables. Independent variables are those that can be easily changed or controlled. Dependant variables are those that are affected by the independent variables. • Stating a hypothesis. Experimenters should pick one independent variable and one dependent variable to test. They should then create a statement of how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable. • Testing a hypothesis. Experimenters design a “fair test” of their hypothesis. In a fair test, the independent variable is changed, the dependent variable is measured and the other variables are held constant. • Analyzing Results. Students try to make sense of their data. • Communicating conclusions. Students compare their results to their initial hypothesis and communicate their results • An experiment is a “special case” of science inquiry that includes: • Identifying a problem that can be investigated and determining the independent and dependent variables. Independent variables are those that can be easily changed or controlled. Dependant variables are those that are affected by the independent variables. • Stating a hypothesis. Experimenters should pick one independent variable and one dependent variable to test. They should then create a statement of how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable. • Testing a hypothesis. Experimenters design a “fair test” of their hypothesis. In a fair test, the independent variable is changed, the dependent variable is measured and the other variables are held constant. • Analyzing Results. Students try to make sense of their data. • Communicating conclusions. Students compare their results to their initial hypothesis and communicate their results • An experiment is a “special case” of science inquiry that includes: • Identifying a problem that can be investigated and determining the independent and dependent variables. Independent variables are those that can be easily changed or controlled. Dependant variables are those that are affected by the independent variables. • Stating a hypothesis. Experimenters should pick one independent variable and one dependent variable to test. They should then create a statement of how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable. • Testing a hypothesis. Experimenters design a “fair test” of their hypothesis. In a fair test, the independent variable is changed, the dependent variable is measured and the other variables are held constant. • Analyzing Results. Students try to make sense of their data. • Communicating conclusions. Students compare their results to their initial hypothesis and communicate their results