Scientific+Process+(2nd+Grade)

by Kayce Brown and Chris Pugh

=Standards=
 * Science** **- GLE 0207.Inq. 2** Ask questions, make logical predictions, plan investigations, and represent data.
 * Science - GLE 0207.1.1** Recognize that plants and animals are made up of smaller parts and use food, water, and air to survive.


 * ISTE NETS**
 * 4.** **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** **b.** plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
 * 4.** **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** **c**. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

=Lesson= TSW...
 * 1) Open Firefox.
 * 2) Click in the search box in the top right hand corner of window.
 * 3) Type "KS2" in the box and click on the magnifying glass.
 * 4) Click on the search results that read "[|BBC - //KS2// Bitesize - Home"].
 * 5) Click on the purple SCIENCE icon.
 * 6) Click on the purple LIVING THINGS icon.
 * 7) Click on the PLAY button beside "Helping plants grow", then click on FULL SCREEN.
 * 8) Watch and listen as the teacher reviews what plants need to live and grow. (The teacher will click on the READ link beside "Helping plants grow", then click on the link within the reading for [|"What a plant needs to grow]" to show and discuss the main ingredients in plant growth. The students have heard and learned about this in K and 1st grade. The focus in not what they need, but how much of each.)
 * 9) Click OK on the science experiment for "Helping Plants Grow".
 * 10) Using the printed form, Science Experiment Form [[file:Science Experiment Form.pdf]] and a pencil, plan with the guidance of the teacher the PURPOSE, MATERIALS and PROCEDURES for a science experiment on what the plant needs the most often, light, heat, or water. Paying attention to how make a control and variables for experiment. **[To raise the technology use, open KIDSPIRATION 3, click on the SCIENCE button, and scroll down to the Kidspiration 3 activity called EXPERIMENT to plan and record the information.]**
 * 11) Record the results for how long the plant stays alive. Use the 4 week timeline to measure the growth of the plant. Record data for the control, too much water, too little water, too much heat, too little heat, and no light into the RESULTS/DATA section of the experiment sheet/Kidspiration 3 activity.
 * 12) Look at the overall results and write a conclusion for the experiment as it relates to the original hypothesis. Write it into the experiment sheet/Kidspiration activity. (If using Kidspiration 3, choose FILE and PRINT. To save paper, change the COPIES & PAGES drop-down menu to LAYOUT, then change the number from 1 to 2 beside PAGES PER SHEET before clicking the final PRINT button.)