Testable Questions

Practice Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/...
The Wonder of Science: thewonderofscience.com/mlsep12
Student Worksheet: drive.google.com/file/d/1bgE1...
Asking Questions - Level 2 - Testable Questions
In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to ask questions in a mini-lesson on testable questions. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
TERMS
Cause - a thing that gives rise to an event
Effect - an event
Investigate - a searching inquiry for obtaining facts
Predict - to say that an event will happen in the future
Question - a sentence that asks for information
Investigative Question - a questions that can be tested through investigations
Scientific Question - a question that can be answered based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships
This progression is based on the Science and Engineering Practices elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable outcomes based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships.”
Source: www.nextgenscience.org/