Content :

The Investigatory Process [Gr.7 ]

 Ways of acquiring knowledge and solving problems [Gr.7]

Content Standards :

 demonstrates understanding of scientific way of acquiring knowledge and solving problems

Performance Standards :

 conducts simple investigations using the inquiry approach

Learning Competencies :

 describes what is meant by fair test.
 recognizes that the design of an investigation should show fair testing.
 identifies the components of an investigation: research problem, hypothesis, method for testing hypothesis (identifying independent/dependent variables), and conclusions based on evidence
 conducts simple investigations using processes involving mixtures common to the locality.
 chooses an interesting topic for investigation.
– formulates a research problem. – formulates a hypothesis.
– designs a procedure to test the
hypothesis.
– collects, organizes and interprets data. – makes conclusions based on the data,
accounting and rejecting the hypothesis.
– writes a brief summary of the report.
– shares and presents the results of the
investigations with other classmates or schoolmates.