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Teaching Children Science: A Project-Based Approach, 2/e
Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Charlene Czerniak, University of Toledo
Carl Berger, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
How Are Scientific Investigations Developed?

PLANNING AND DESIGNING

Materials Needed:

  • Writing materials or a computer
  • Table 4.9





1

Use Table 4.9 to create a plan and a design for an -experiment to test how road surface affects the speed at which a skateboard travels. Remember to create a hypothesis and make a prediction. What are your independent and dependent variables? What variables do you need to define operationally? How many trials will you run?
2

Have a classmate critique your plan and design. What suggestions did he or she make? How will you modify your plan and design based on these suggestions?
3

Record your final plan and design in your portfolio.








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