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Scientific Method

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Standard: Read With Understanding

Outcomes Students will conduct an experiment and complete a chart demonstrating an understanding of some basic properties of water and the scientific method.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:
     Language Arts Reading
Roles:

Program Type(s)
     ABE, GED, Urban, Rural
NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)
      3, 4, 5, 6
Time frame:
      Two 45 minute sessions
Technology Integration
Properties of Water

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Standard: Read With Understanding

Component of Performance	How activity addresses component
Determine the reading purpose	Many of our students lack a basic understanding of science. The scientific method will be explained as a tool in solving problems of any kind.






Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose	Students will utilize strategies such as questioning, making predictions, comparing and contrasting, and drawing conclusions in order to correctly fill out the scientific method chart.






Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies	Fixup strategies such as rereading and defining words will be necessary to correctly place elements of the method onto the chart.






Analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning	Students will determine what information is needed to correctly identify elements.






Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose	Students will fill in key elements of the scientific method in the appropriate section of the chart.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent
Students realize the need for a background in science concepts in order to increase their scores on the GED science test.

Contextual
The scientific method can be applied to many situations. Strategies used in this activity may be used in any problem solving process.

Building Expertise
Students see from this activity that they already use the scientific method as a problemsolving tool in their daily lives.

Lesson Designer
Candy Bettinger
Tolles Technical Center
(614) 8787589
candybettinger@sbcglobal.net