Walking Magic: An inquiry based activity
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Author: Elena Rosca |
Area: Life Sciences |
Grade Level: 9-12 |
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Overview: This lesson engaged students to discover that science is based on inquiry and discovery. Students were presented with a water strider, two containers with different solution and a tray with two compartments. Students will develop experiments to investigate and explain their observations.
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Standards: Arizona State Standards: Strand 1: Inquiry Process Concept 1: Observations, Questions, and Hypothesis PO1, PO2, PO3 Concept 2: Scientific Testing PO1 through PO5 Concept 3: Analysis, Conclusions, and Refinement PO1, PO2, PO4 |
| Keywords: Inquiry, Water Striders, Surface Tension, Water Molecules, Hydrogen Bonding |
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| Lesson Plan (pdf / doc) |
| Student Worksheet (pdf / doc) |