Explanations

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This chapter focuses on the products of scientific inquiry. It relates the product of inquiry to the process of inquiry and presents scientific activity as a human endeavor motivated by the desire to produce valuable products. It portrays scientific inquiry as a network of explanations about the world. Three sorts of explanations are considered—interrelated patterns of behavior, trends in relationships, and analogies and models. A brief description of each explanation is provided. This lesson is designed to introduce students to the idea that the product of scientific inquiry is more than a collection of experimental facts. It is the connections that link them.

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Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Analyzing data Communicate investigations and explanations. Communicate scientific procedures and explanations. Communicating Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence. ENCdl Experimenting Interpreting data Measuring Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions. Science as Inquiry Science as Inquiry Science process skills Scientific habits of mind SciLinks Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data. Use data to construct a reasonable explanation. Use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry. Using mathematics Using scientific equipment Using technology

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 11/15/2012Stock # PB328X2_9

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