Evolution: Online Course for Teachers: Session 1- Elaborate Part D




	About this Course

	SESSION 1

	Engage

	Explore

	Explain

	Elaborate

	Part A:	What Can't Science Do?

	Part B:	Choosing the Best Explanation


	Part C:	Making Observations

	Part D:	Using Science Process in the Classroom

	Evaluate

	Resources

	Facilitator Notes

SESSION 1: What Is the Nature of Science?

Elaborate Part D: Using Science Process in the Classroom

Students do not come to understand inquiry simply by learning words such as "hypothesis" and "inference" or by memorizing the steps of the scientific method. They must experience inquiry directly to gain a deep understanding of its characteristics.

-Inquiry and the National Science Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning, p. 14.

Image of students in the classroom doing a science experiment.

To see scientific inquiry in action, watch this Evolution Case Study video segment of students observing chemical reactions.

Observing
Chemical Reactions
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Describe your observations of how Ms. Dorritie guides her students through the scientific process. How do you use the scientific process in your classes?

Facilitator Note 8

Next: Evaluate Part A: What Have You Learned?


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