Yucky Water

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Yucky Water

• A Middle/High School Lesson on Science
  Methodology by Melissa Stolz and Kurt Whitford

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Yucky Water Summary

• The lesson will engage students in developing
  common vocabulary for scientific processes,
  creating a method to evaluate the quality of
  scientific research, using the method to critique
  a research example (RET research), and designing
  their own group research project.

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Yucky Water OH Standards

• Scientific Ways of Knowing Grade Ten
• Nature of Science
• 3. Recognize that science is a systematic method
  of continuing investigation, based on
  observation, hypothesis testing, measurement,
  experimentation, and theory building, which leads
  to more adequate explanations of natural
  phenomena.

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Yucky Water KY Standards

• SC-6-BC-U-3
• Students will understand that scientists
  vary widely in what they study and how they do
  their work. While there is no fixed set of steps
  they follow, the basic process of science
  involves collecting relevant evidence, logical
  reasoning and the use of imaginative thinking in
  constructing explanations for what they observe.

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Yucky Water Assessments

• Deliverables!
• Methodology Terms (constructed by the groups)
  Verbal -formative
• Experiment Evaluation Checklist/Rubric
  (constructed by each group) Written-formative
• End of class exit slip reflection

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Yucky Water Assessments (cont.)

• Application of checklist/rubric to research
  example (Individual and group) written-summative
  
• Development of methodology for student-created
  experiments (group) (written-summative)

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Yucky Water Assessments (cont.)

• Performance of experiments (group)
  performance-formative
• Presentation of experiment and results (group)
  presentation-summative

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Yucky Water Activities

• Word Splash
• Jigsaw for definitions examples
• Rubric creation developing criteria for
  determining what makes a good research experience
• Yucky water discussion of the problem
• Grade the Teacher on Research (PowerPoint, group
  discussion, communicate ideas on chart paper)
• Share out

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Yucky Water Activities Cont.

• Exit Slip reflect on the days activity
• Future Application students will design
  conduct research on their own