Inquiry in Action : Investigating Matter Through Inquiry

by Kessler, James H.; Galvan, Patricia M.; American Chemical Society Education and International Activities Divis

• ISBN13: 9780841238718
• ISBN10: 0841238715
• Edition: Spiral
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
The National Science Education Standards	1	(9)
Inquiry	1	(3)
Selected Science Teaching Standards	4	(2)
Inquiry and physical science content standards	6	(4)
Features of Inquiry in Action investigations and activities	10	(25)
Scientific questions and their investigation	13	(22)
Activities
One M&M in water	22	(2)
Racing M&M colors	24	(2)
Two M&Ms	26	(1)
M&Ms in different arrangements	27	(1)
M&M colors in different temperatures	28	(2)
M&M colors in different liquids	30	(2)
Activity sheets	32	(2)
Assessment rubric	34	(1)
Class discussion: Concept of variable and control	35	(155)
Discussion and home experiment	35	(2)
A case study: Louis Pasteur and the theory of spontaneous generation	37	(2)
Activity sheets	39	(2)
Physical properties and physical change in solids	41	(24)
Activities
Appearance test	49	(1)
Crushing test	50	(2)
Demonstration 2a Identifying the variables in a solubility test	52	(2)
Demonstration 2b Measuring equal amounts of crystals for the solubility test	54	(7)
Solubility test	56	(3)
Recrystallization test	59	(2)
Activity sheets	61	(3)
Assessment rubric	64	(1)
Physical properties and physical change in liquids	65	(22)
Activities
Developing tests to distinguish between similar-looking liquids	73	(5)
Using color to see how liquids combine	78	(2)
Using the combining test to identify the unknown liquids	80	(1)
Activity sheets	81	(4)
Assessment rubric	85	(2)
Chemical change	87	(16)
Activities
Using chemical change to identify an unknown	94	(5)
Activity sheets	99	(3)
Assessment rubric	102	(1)
States of matter	103	(30)
Activities
Temperature affects a gas	112	(2)
Evaporation and condensation	114	(2)
Cooling water vapor	116	(2)
Explore student experiences with condensation: Moisture on the outside of a cold cup	118	(3)
Explore student experiences with condensation: Moisture on the outside of a cold cup---For dry environments	121	(2)
Explore student experiences with condensation: Breathing on cold windows to make them ``cloudy''	123	(2)
From gas to liquid to solid	125	(2)
Activity sheets	127	(4)
Assessment rubric	131	(2)
Density	133	(26)
Demonstration 6a Introducing density through sink and float	141	(2)
Activities
Comparing the density of an object to the density of water	143	(3)
Comparing the density of different liquids	146	(2)
Changing the density of a liquid	148	(2)
Changing the density of an object	150	(2)
Demonstration 6b Applying density to sink and float	152	(1)
Activity sheets	153	(4)
Assessment rubric	157	(2)
Mixtures and solutions	159	(31)
Activities
Different kinds of mixtures	167	(1)
Solids mix differently in different liquids	168	(3)
Demonstration 7a Liquids mix differently in water	171	(5)
Gases can dissolve in liquids	173	(3)
Activity sheets	176	(3)
Assessment rubric	179	(2)
The following are reprinted with permission from the National Science Education Standards and Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards
Content Standards: K--4	181	(4)
Content Standards: 5--8	185	(5)
Frequently Asked Questions About Inquiry	190