Designing Quality Science Investigative Activities 

This PPT describes the key steps of scientific investigation, what knowledge is required for successful engagement in scientific investigation, the importance of reducing the procedural demands in scientific investigation, and how inquiry skills can be embedded in activities with different learning objectives.

This PPT describes the advantages of microscale starch test over the traditional way of performing starch test. It explains how teachers can use it to teach important inquiry skills such as multivariate design, sample and sampling, data analysis, and alternative design.

This PPT describes the Brine Shrimp Investigation, in which students investigate brine shrimp larvae's preference for different colors of light. Students design and evaluate various experimental designs and collect data. Students have the opportunity to learn important inquiry skills such as control set-ups, alternative design, need for repeats, etc.

The PPT summarises the inquiry skills that could be embedded in the teaching activities presented by the speakers. It also highlights the importance of planning for students' progressions in these inquiry skills in the science curricula. It also lists some high-leverage strategies for implementing meaningful scientific investigations.

If you have any questions or comments about the materials for this workshop or have interesting ideas for science lessons, please feel free to contact us by email (kennedyckh@hku.hk). For more information about the facilitator at the University of Hong Kong, please visit this website <link>.