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Detectives in the Classroom

How does Detectives align with National Science Education Standards?

Detectives in the Classroom aligns well with the National Science Education Standards. The matrices below show alignment of Detectives with 1) the fundamental abilities in Science as Inquiry; and 2) the Attributes of Scientific Literacy.

Matrix of the Fundamental Abilities in Science as Inquiry and
Detectives in the Classroom's Five Essential Questions

   

Essential Questions
 

Fundamental Abilities in Science as Inquiry

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Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation.

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2

Design and conduct a scientific investigation.

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3

Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.

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4

Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.

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5

Think critically and logically; make relation-
ships between evidence and explanations.

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6

Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions.

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7

Communicate scientific procedures and explanations.

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8

Use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry.

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National Research Council.  (1996)  National Science Education Standards.
Washington, D.C.:  National Academy Press.


Matrix of the Attributes of Scientific Literacy and
Detectives in the Classroom's Five Essential Questions

   

Essential Questions
 

Attributes of Scientific Literacy

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. can ask, find, or determine answers to questions derived from curiosity about everyday experiences.

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. has the ability to describe, explain, and predict natural phenomenon.

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. is able to read with understanding articles about science in the popular press and to engage in social conversation about the validity of their conclusions.

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. can identify scientific issues underlying national and local decisions and express positions that are scientifically and technologically informed.

    

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. (is) able to evaluate the quality of scientific information on the basis of its source and the methods used to generate it.

    

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. (has) the capacity to pose and evaluate arguments based on evidence and to apply conclusions from such arguments appropriately.

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National Research Council. (1996)  National Science Education Standards.
Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.