Teaching Science to Every Child: Using Culture as a Starting Point Chapter 3 Science Activity: Collecting Information while Investigating © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Chapter 3 Topics School Science in Transition Observing with Minimal Bias Explaining Observations Investigating by Professionals and Children Classifying and Measuring Testing Understandings against the World Predicting and Investigating © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Observing and Asking Questions © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Write two observations and two inferences for each panel © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Classify: Organizing Observations Classifying is not about learning established classifications systems Classifying builds upon everyday efforts to organize but follows particular “rules” The only properties for classifying come from observations, not inferences or hunches Standard practice is to divide groups into two opposite categories © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Gathering bits of colored glass in advance of making a mosaic … just as scientific investigating describes the gathering of facts, measurements, and data. In contrast, the artist created the mosaic by developing an overall picture. In doing science, we develop a cohesive explanation in an effort to make sense of all that we have observed. © 2018 Taylor & Francis

Chapter 3 Summary Investigating is a sense-making process Frameworks offer a shift away from “inquiry” Shift toward participating in science activity Investigating begins with observing Sense-making toward generalized explanations © 2018 Taylor & Francis