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Testable Questions

Testable Questions. Start a New Page Add it to your Table of Contents (TOC). Learning Target : I can identify and write questions that can be tested and answered through investigations. Is it a testable question???.

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Testable Questions

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  1. Testable Questions Start a New Page Add it to your Table of Contents (TOC)

  2. Learning Target: I can identify and write questions that can be tested and answered through investigations.

  3. Is it a testable question??? 1. Testable questions ask about objects, organisms, and events in the natural world. • For example: questions involving things like plants, animals, humans, weather patterns etc.

  4. Is it a testable question??? 2. Testable questions can be answered through investigations that involve experiments, observations, or surveys. • For example: roller coaster lab, inquiry blocks, school lunch choice.

  5. Is it a testable question??? 3. Testable questions are answered by collecting and analyzing evidence that is measurable. • For example: roller coaster lab, inquiry blocks, school lunch choice.

  6. Is it a testable question??? 4. Testable questions relate to scientific ideas rather than personal preference or moral values. • For example: most watched television show, NOT favorite television show.

  7. Is it a testable question??? 5. Testable questions do not relate to the supernatural or to non-measurable phenomena. • For example: ghosts, UFOs, the quality of Justin Bieber’s high notes.

  8. Testable Questions... • Ask about objects, organisms, and events in the natural world. • Can be answered through investigations that involve experiments, observations, or surveys. • Are answered by collecting and analyzing evidence that is measurable. • Relate to scientific ideas rather than personal preference or moral values. • Do not relate to the supernatural or to non-measurable phenomena.

  9. Is it a Testable Question? - Worksheet • Write your NAME and HOUR. • Read and complete PART 1 – prepare to discuss. • Read and complete PART 2 – prepare to discuss. • Next we will begin writing our own testable questions.

  10. Can you write a testable question??? • Think of something that you are curious about and would like to learn more about. (What do you wonder?!) • Write a TESTABLE question that addresses this curiosity. • It MUST meet ALL 5 of our criteria (see next slide).

  11. Testable Questions... • Ask about objects, organisms, and events in the natural world. • Can be answered through investigations that involve experiments, observations, or surveys. • Are answered by collecting and analyzing evidence that is measurable. • Relate to scientific ideas rather than personal preference or moral values. • Do not relate to the supernatural or to non-measurable phenomena.

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