Instructional Video

NGSS: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

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The Next Generation Science Standards incorporate planning and carrying out investigations as the third practice. An informative video details how investigations benefit science and engineering, and highlights effective ways to form a good question and design an investigation.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Practice developing good questions for investigations
  • Analyze your lesson plans for opportunities to collect and interpret data
Classroom Considerations
  • Content applies to science teachers at all levels
Pros
  • Explains the difference between investigative and observational science
  • Offers examples of expectations for the continuum of grade levels
Cons
  • None