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Australian Curriculum Objective
Australian Curriculum Objective
'Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge '
'Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge '
- considering whether investigation using available resources is possible when identifying questions or problems to investigate
- recognising that the solution of some questions and problems requires consideration of social, cultural, economic or moral aspects rather than or as well as scientific investigation
- using information and knowledge from their own investigations and secondary sources to predict the expected results from an investigation
Objects - Task
Objects - Task
- In groups of 3 – Each group will be given a different object.
- In your group, you need to come up with 3 possible scientific questions you could ask about the object.
- Pick one of your three questions to share with the class.
- Each group should share their scientific question, and they should be listed on the board.
- Are any of them not scientific? Why do people think they aren’t?
What makes a question scientific?
What makes a question scientific?
- In order for a question to be a scientific question, it needs to be something you can measure (take data from).
- For example, if I wanted to know how elastic something is when I put more force into it, I might ask:
- Does the force I exert on an elastic band affect the amount it stretches?
- Rather than:
- How can you change how much an elastic band stretches?
Different types of enquiry
Different types of enquiry
- Observational enquiry – You carry out an investigation in order to find out something observable (e.g. How are sites for bungee jumping different?)
- Pattern seeking enquiry – carry out an investigation to find a pattern (e.g. How does the thickness of a piece of elastic affect how much it stretches?)
Are these scientific questions? task
Are these scientific questions? task
- Does the volume of water affect how much sugar will dissolve in it?
- Does the type of soil affect how quickly dead leaves rot?
- What is gravity?
- How do trees work?
- Does the type of metal affect how much a bulb lights up?
- If a tree fell in a forest and no one was around, does it make a sound?
- Do we need animals to live?
- Does the number of people in a room affect the amount of oxygen.
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