Practice Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1X7Ws90cqnMhtAVfxF6IkOZAq92n3DKsDO8LDaKUg1Is/template/preview The Wonder of Science: https://thewonderofscience.com/mlsep31 Student Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vZZFOGyrkZIEoQHh5p6YvwShcKATGjft/view Planning and Carrying Out Investigations - Level 1 - Investigations In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to plan and carry out investigations in a mini-lesson on Investigations. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Conduct - to carry out or do Data - measurements or statistics used for evidence Evidence - anything presented to support a claim Investigation - a searching inquiry for obtaining facts Phenomenon - observable events in the natural world (require explanations) Plan - create activities for something Purpose - the reason for which something is done or created Question - a sentence that asks for information This progression is based on the Crosscutting Concept elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Plan and conduct investigations collaboratively to produce evidence to answer a question and make observations to collect data which can be used to make comparisons.” Source: https://www.nextgenscience.org/