Constructing Ideas in Physical Science

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Constructing Ideas in Physical Science
CIPS Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

• Joan Abdallah , AAAS
• Darcy Hampton, DCPS
• Davina Pruitt-Mentle, University of Maryland

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Session 4 Debriefing

• What do you remember from yesterdays session (no
  peeking at text or notes)?
• What were the essential questions being
  asked/explored?
• What conclusions did we decide?
• What was/were the underlying concepts/content
  that the activities were after?

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Deeper Questions

• What deeper questions could you envision students
  asking?
• What misconceptions or misinterpretations can you
  foresee?
• How or what would you say?

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Want To Learn More?

• Electromagnetism From Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia
• K12 Electromagnetism and magnetism (good overview
  and history)
• Exploratorium Snacks Many mini demos and labs
  -some you can do with household products
• Discovery School project ideas
• Properties of Light good connection supplement
  with CIPS
• History of James Joule
• Brain Pop
• ThinkQuest The shocking truth about electricity

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Can We Apply What We Learned Yesterday?Class
Activity

• Battery Power
• WHICH TILE CLEANER REMOVES SOAP SCUM THE BEST
• The Science of Water
• What Can Affect Ones Perception of Sound
• Why does junior tennis have such a high injury
  rate?

Judge these using the rubric provided
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More Fun

• A Science Fair How Not to Guide
• http//www.wcsscience.com/scienceexperiment/guide.
  html
•  Montykins
• http//www.montykins.com/mkins/000620.html
•  Bogus Entries are Fair Game
• http//www.gsdsef.org/pdfs/mar30Article01.pdf