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 Suggested Assessments
Concept A: Scientific inquiry includes the
ability of students to formulate a testable
question and explanation and to select
appropriate investigative methods in
order to obtain evidence relevant to the
explanation
a. Formulate testable questions and
explanations (hypotheses).
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a. Teacher will present the class with three
options for keeping a sandwich freshest: a
Ziploc bag, aluminum foil, or a paper bag.
Students will create a list of pros and cons
for each wrapping. Students will write
hypotheses for a potential lab experiment.
(1.3; 3.3; 3.5; 3.7)
a. Students will complete a lab using all three
wrappings and testing their hypotheses. After
the lab, students will apply the best strategy
for maintaining food freshness.
b. Recognize the characteristics of a fair
and unbiased test.
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b. Students will apply knowledge of fair/unfair
games in mathematics with unbiased/biased
scientific testing: students are divided into
teams and play tic-tac-toe; one team gets
four O’s, and the other team gets three X’s to
use. (3.3; 4.4; 4.6)
b. Students will play the game. Students are
encouraged to then create fair rules.
c. Conduct a fair test to answer a question.
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c. Students will use spinners (spinner is divided
into equal sections) to answer their
prediction: “How many times will the
pointer land on a certain color” (1.10; 4.4;
4.6)
c. Students will play the game and record results.
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