Lesson Plan – Designing Your Own Study
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This lesson map outlines how you can use the scientist videos series to help students understand the scientific process. They will then brainstorm for their own science fair projects or other scientific studies. The lesson map breaks down the steps for using the videos and their accompanying graphic organizer and can work as a great introduction to the science fair or scientific inquiry in general. The guide also includes extension activities and NGSS correlations.
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Use this graphic organizer with our scientist videos to help students think through the scientific process and brainstorm ideas for their own science fair projects or scientific studies. The videos...Scientist Videos – Graphic Organizer
Use this graphic organizer with our scientist videos to help students think through the scientific process and brainstorm ideas for their own science fair projects or scientific studies. The videos...
Standards addressed in this Lesson Plan:
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a set of K-12 science education standards emphasizing inquiry-based learning, real-world applications, and integrating engineering practices, aiming to deepen understanding of science while promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
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ETS1.A-H1
Criteria and constraints also include satisfying any requirements set by society, such as taking issues of risk mitigation into account, and they should be quantified to the extent possible and stated in such a way that one can tell if a given design meets them.
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ETS1.A-M1
The more precisely a design task’s criteria and constraints can be defined, the more likely it is that the designed solution will be successful. Specification of constraints includes consideration of scientific principles and other relevant knowledge that is likely to limit possible solutions.
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ETS1.B-H1
When evaluating solutions it is important to take into account a range of constraints including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics and to consider social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
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ETS1.B-H2
Both physical models and computers can be used in various ways to aid in the engineering design process. Computers are useful for a variety of purposes, such as running simulations to test different ways of solving a problem or to see which one is most efficient or economical; and in making a persuasive presentation to a client about how a given design will meet his or her needs.
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ETS1.B-M1
A solution needs to be tested, and then modified on the basis of the test results, in order to improve it.
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ETS1.B-M2
There are systematic processes for evaluating solutions with respect to how well they meet criteria and constraints of a problem.
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ETS1.B-M3
Sometimes parts of different solutions can be combined to create a solution that is better than any of its predecessors.
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ETS1.B-M4
Models of all kinds are important for testing solutions.
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ETS1.C-H1
Criteria may need to be broken down into simpler ones that can be approached systematically, and decisions about the priority of certain criteria over others (trade-offs) may be needed.
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ETS1.C-M1
Although one design may not perform the best across all tests, identifying the characteristics of the design that performed the best in each test can provide useful information for the redesign process—that is, some of the characteristics may be incorporated into the new design.
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ETS1.C-M2
The iterative process of testing the most promising solutions and modifying what is proposed on the basis of the test results leads to greater refinement and ultimately to an optimal solution.