Evaluating Questions

Practice Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/...
The Wonder of Science: thewonderofscience.com/mlsep14
Student Worksheet: drive.google.com/file/d/1inDX...
Asking Questions - Level 4 - Evaluating Questions
In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to ask questions in a mini-lesson on evaluating questions. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
TERMS
Evaluate - to determine the significance of by careful study
Evidence - anything presented to support a claim
Experimental Question - a question that guides a testable scientific experiment
Explanation - a logical reason for a phenomenon
Hypothesis - a proposed explanation based on evidence
Observation - a statement about something you notice
Prediction - to say that an event will happen in the future
Question - a sentence that asks for information
Scientific principles - fundamental concepts that explain natural phenomenon
Variable - a factor that can be changed, controlled or measured
Independent Variable - the manipulated variable in an experiment (cause)
Dependent Variable - the responding variable in an experiment (effect)
This progression is based on the Science and Engineering Practices elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Evaluate questions that challenge the premise(s) of an argument, the interpretation of a data set or the suitability of a design.”
Source: www.nextgenscience.org/