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PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE

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Features of Project-Based Science

• Driving Questions• Investigations• Collaboration

• Artifacts• Technology

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Features of DQ’s

• Feasible - students should be able to design and perform investigations to answer the question

• Worthwhile - contains rich science content and process

• Contextualized - anchored in the lives of learners (real-world)

• Meaningful - interesting and exciting to learners• Sustainable - should sustain learners’ interest over

time

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Sources of DQs

• Teacher-Generated• Personal Experiences• Curriculum• Create a bank of DQs• Hobbies• Media• Student-Generated

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Types of Science Questions

(p. 100)

• Descriptive - find out about observable characteristics

• Relational - find out associations between characteristics

• Cause and Effect - make inferences about how one variable affects another

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PBS - Investigations

• Science Inquiry-Based

• Planning and Conducting Experiments

• Finding Information (web searches)

• Collecting Data

• Analyzing and Interpreting Information and Data

• Sharing Findings

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PBS - Collaboration

• Listening• Sharing • Debating• Risk Taking• Respecting• Questioning

Others• Clarifying• Elaborating

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PBS - Artifacts ....representation of knowledge

gained.

• Models• Posters

• Written Reports• Multimedia Products

• Classroom Presentations

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PBS - Technology

• Data Sharing (email)• Data Visualization (graphs)• Data Analysis (spreadsheets)• Artifact Development

(presentations)• Information Access (web)• Communication With Others

(email)

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CE Value of Technology for Student Learning

• Actively engages students in the learning process.• Allows for open exploration and information gathering.• Provides dynamic visuals. • Allows for collecting, graphing, interpreting and analyzing

scientific data.

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Technology Types to Support PBS

• Word Processors• Spreadsheets• Web Searches• Email Experts• Digital Cameras• Multimedia Presentations• HTML-Web Postings