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Dealing with scientific data can be challenging and intimidating to the inexperienced.
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USING DATA SETS FOR
INQUIRY
Dealing with scientific data can be challenging and intimidating to the inexperienced.
WHY USE DATA SETS FOR INQUIRY? Technology can bring unprecedented
amounts of information directly to students and teachers in the classroom
Real world data adds meaning to in class activities
Few materials and resources are needed Data and graph interpretation are
required (TEKS) and needed (TAKS) skills.
Helps students develop critical thinking skills
CHALLENGESDESIGNING INQUIRY AROUND COMPLEX DATA Students become lost in the information
they see, failing to learn domain concepts or “discovering” false ones.
Students use only a small, pre-determined subset of the available data, and so do not develop skills and habits for making sense of complexity.
Students have difficulty relating data to real world situations.
SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES FOR BALANCE
Need for structure
Opportunities for freer exploration
SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR
Pre-design small data set and expand with models and images to provide insight into what data represent
Pre-design large data set to develop expertise with specific case studies
Query much larger data set and allow students to generate questions about the data
SKILLS TO ENCOURAGE Graphing Interpreting data and graphs Drawing conclusions Supporting conclusions with evidence Identifying relationships Discovering patterns Making predictions Modeling data
ACTIVITYDesign an inquiry activity using data sets
from the IRC or data sets of your choosing.
Be sure the lesson has practical value within your scope and sequence.