Lesson Overview
Students will be able to: design a fair test to answer a research question, give constructive feedback on experimental design to their peers, have ideas about what indicators of plant health could be useful to measure and observe
Day 2: Plans and Peer Reviews
Objectives
Students work in groups to design a fair test that will yield information for GROW, then review each others plans and decide on a final design.
Time:
Session 1- 40 min and Session 2 - 40 min
Setting:
Classroom
Materials
Session 1 and 2
For the class:
- Samples of experiment materials:
packet of radish seeds
4 6-oz. clear plastic cups
bag of vermiculite
2 plant pot markers
measuring cup
2 dropping pipettes
- large sheet of newsprint
For each student:
- copy of "Research Proposal"
Procedure
See Lesson Resources below for further details.
Lesson Resources
- Plans and Peer Reviews (pdf, 399 KB)
- Contains "Research Proposal" (pdf, 1 MB)
NYS Standards
MST 4- Physical setting, living environment and nature of science
MST 7- Problem solving using mathematics, science, and technology (working effectively, process and analyze information, presenting results)
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
1B Scientific Inquiry