2.6 Investigative Research
2.6 Investigative Research
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Excelling will look like: STEM students conduct investigative research to make claims, collect evidence, analyze data, and argue from evidence that connects to grade-level appropriate Georgia Standards of Excellence. Student research is communicated to a public audience that includes business and community partners.
STEM PBL Project.docxArt
Art
Students in the fourth-grade art classes conducted research on Killdeer deterrents before designing their ideal deterrent related to our PBL. Students will continue this project by physically creating a deterrent such as a crow or owl to prevent Killdeer nesting on the playground. (See also, PBL)
CER Graphic Organizer used for Investigative Research
CER Graphic Organizer used for Investigative Research
CER Organizer.pdfKindergarten CER Journal Entries
Kindergarten CER Journal Entries
Claim
Claim
A kindergarten student is making a claim about what objects will sink of float.
Evidence
Evidence
This is a picture of their evidence after the objects we tested in water.
1st Grade CER Journal Entries
1st Grade CER Journal Entries
Claim
Claim
A first grade student is making claim about how many cubes tall their plant will grow.
Evidence
Evidence
This is the first grade student's evidence after they measure the plant with cubes.
2nd Grade CER Journal Entries
2nd Grade CER Journal Entries
Claim
Claim
A second grader is making a claim about the moom phases and egg production.
Evidence
Evidence
The student looked at a graph (shown to the left) to gather evidence.
Reasoning
Reasoning
The student gave their reasoning based on the evidence.
3rd Grade CER Journal Entries
3rd Grade CER Journal Entries
Claim
Claim
A third-grade student makes a claim about plants growing in different types of soil.
Evidence
Evidence
The student looked at data from each plant in each soil types to gather evidence.
Reasoning
Reasoning
After looking at the evidence the student writes their reasoning.
4th Grade CER Journal Entries
4th Grade CER Journal Entries
Claim and Evidence
Claim and Evidence
On the table a fourth-grade student makes a claim about different materials that will reflect or refract light. On the right-hand side of the table are the student prediction for each material and on the left-hand side are the the results after the test.
Reasoning
Reasoning
On theis table the fourth-grade student is testing light on various mediums. The second column from the left is the student's reason for why each medium reflected of refracted.
5th Grade CER Journal Entries
5th Grade CER Journal Entries
Claim and Evidence
Claim and Evidence
On the left-hand side of this table a fifth-grade student makes a prediction (claim) about what materials will be magnetic and which ones are not magnetic. On the right hand side the student recorded what the outcome was of each piece of material to gather evidence.
Reasoning
Reasoning
The fifth-grade students provides their reason for why certain materials are magnetic and why some are not.
Research Space
Research Space
The Learning Log (media center) has a dedicated research center with five desktop computers and a color printer for student use.
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