This lab involves students in developing a procedure, data collection, data analysis, and collaborative discussion. The following article describes a physics lab that can be used at the start of the year.
Modeling Instruction is student-centered and gives students many opportunities to “learn by doing: they construct and deploy models of the real world and test their ability to predict new phenomena.” Using the Modeling method gives students regular experiences with the process of science and practice with reasoning within a scientific context. We want students to view themselves as active participants in the learning process, not just passive recipients of scientific facts.Īfter trying different inquiry-based teaching methods throughout my career, I chose to adopt much of the teaching practices associated with the Modeling method (Wells et al., 1995 Jackson et al., 2008). We want to give our students opportunities to explore concepts and ideas, and we want students to play an active role in developing and communicating those concepts. As science teachers, we want to engage our students in the process of science, not just expose them to scientific knowledge. The Framework for K-12 Science Education states that one of the principal goals of science education is to “cultivate students’ scientific habits of mind, develop their capability to engage in scientific inquiry, and teach them how to reason in a scientific context.” (National Research Council, 2012, p.41). Diffraction, Polarization & Interference.
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