TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 7: Scientific Inquiry
1. Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills and scientific knowledge in
combination with scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities
These samples activities offer ideas and are
not meant to limit teacher or student
Concept B: Scientific inquiry relies upon
gathering evidence from qualitative and
quantitative observations
Scope and Sequence: All Units
resourcefulness.
Suggested Assessments
These samples assessments offer ideas and
are not meant to limit teacher or student
resourcefulness
a. Make qualitative observations using the five
senses
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a. Students will perform laboratory
investigations and identify the senses
they use to gather your information.
a. Students will identify those senses used
in gathering information. How can these
senses be enhanced through technology
b. Determine the appropriate tools and
techniques to collect data
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b. Students will read analog and digital
meters that measure length, volume,
mass, time, and temperature; use
microscopes, cameras, and tape recorders
for capturing information; and use
computers to locate, select, identify,
collect, store, manipulate, and receive
information. (1.4; 1.8)
b. Students will use computer software to
analyze data from a class experiment
using various statistical procedures.
c. Use a variety of tools and equipment to gather
data (e.g., microscopes, thermometers, analog
and digital meters, computers, spring scales,
balances, metric rulers, graduated cylinders,
stopwatches)
c. Students will read analog and digital
meters that measure length, volume,
mass, time, and temperature; use
microscopes, cameras, and tape recorders
for capturing information; and use
computers to locate, select, identify,
collect, store, manipulate, and receive
information. (1.4; 1.8)
c. Students will use an electronic
temperature probe connected to a
computer to accurately measure and
graph temperature changes associated
with a variety of insulating materials.
d. Measure length to the nearest millimeter,
mass to the nearest gram, volume to the
nearest milliliter, force (weight) to the nearest
Newton, temperature to the nearest degree
Celsius, time to the nearest second
d. Teacher will set up a measurement
exercise lab and demand accurate
measurements are made. (1.4)
d. Students will accurately measure mass,
volume, length, temperature and time in a
lab quiz environment.
e. Compare amounts/measurements
e. Students will evaluate the results of
e. Given a set of data, such as length, area,
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