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 D: Scientific inquiry includes
evaluation of explanations (hypotheses,
laws, theories) in light of scientific
principles (understandings)
a. Make predictions supported by scientific
knowledge/explanations.
C1
C3
R
a. Students will observe a diagram of taste
buds on the tongue (sweet, sour, bitter,
salty). Students will predict where on their
own tongues they will taste cocoa, salt,
sugar, and lemon. (1.2; 1.8)
a. Students will compare predictions to actual
results and draw a diagram of their tongue
showing where they tasted cocoa, salt, sugar,
and lemon.
b. Evaluate the reasonableness of an
explanation.
C3
R
b. Teacher will relate story of the moon as
made of blue cheese. Students will discuss
why people may have considered that a
possibility, and how the moon landing
confirmed a reasonable explanation of the
moon’s composition. (3.5)
b. Informal assessment.
c. Analyze whether evidence supports
proposed explanations.
C3
R
T
c. Teacher will relate story of the moon as
made of blue cheese. Students will discuss
why people may have considered that a
possibility, and how the moon landing
confirmed a reasonable explanation of the
moon’s composition. (1.10)
c. Informal assessment.
88 of 367