The Data Dilemma©

“I wonder if” and “What about” will be part of your students’ discourse as they think like scientists with this nature of science activity. Students use the geometric shapes to create a single model. As more data becomes available, students revise their thinking, and their models.

A perfect beginning of the school year activity to practice asking questions, working collaboratively, and designing and revising models.

  • Arrange tangram pieces to represent an initial conceptual model or explanation
  • Receive new information that expands or challenges their initial model
  • Experiment with multiple solutions to include the new data 
  • Apply this iterative process to examples of classic scientific advances and theories

A perfect beginning of the school year activity to practice asking questions, working collaboratively, and designing and revising models.

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