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Scenario
Sam Houston had a pond donated 6 years ago. The purpose of the pond was to add beautiful to the campus. Goldfish and koys have been donated, only for them to die. Algae has taken over the pond and has taken away beauty from the pond. Mr. Rocha, the lead custodian has had the tiresome task of draining the pond every three weeks due to the algae. At times, the pond remains without water. He has spoken with several professional companies and chemicals and filter have been placed to avoid stagnant water. Mr. Rocha has asked for assistance to alleviate the duty of draining the water and losing our fish.
Task
Sample Investigations/Teacher Resources
Administration has requested the assistance Miss Casanova's third grade science classroom to help with the algae problem.
Consider the following: How can you make the Sam Houston Pond safe for fish.
You and your team will collect samples of the water and possible solutions to keep algae from forming.
Questions to keep in mind for the research:
What causes algae to grow?
How long does it take for algae to be present once water has been cleaned?
Can a solution be added to water to keep algae from growing?
Can a adding a canopy for shade be an alternative?
1. List your personal understanding, ideas or hunches.
Now that you are familiar with algae you will write everything you know about algae. Describe your thoughts or ideas about how to solve the problem. There are not incorrect answers in this step, just feel free to brainstorm your ideas.
2. List what is known.
With your team use all the information available in the scenario to list everything that you know about algae. You do not have to conduct any research yet. Just use the information given and write the facts that you already know about algae.
3. List what is unknown.
With your team, make a list about what you do not know and would like to learn. List all the questions you will need to answer to solve the problem.
5. List what needs to be done. "What should we do?" List actions to be taken, e.g., question an expert, conduct research, go to a board meeting about topic. List possible actions.
6. Develop a problem statement.
You will be responsible for thinking and choosing one of the questions to solve the problem. A problem statement should come from your analysis of what you know. In one or two sentences, you should be able to describe what it is that your group is trying to solve, produce, respond to, or find out. The problem statement may have to be revised as new information is discovered and brought to bear on the situation.
7. Gather information
Use all the resources available (Internet, library, etc) to research about the problem/topic and find a solution.
8. Present Findings
Students will create a PowerPoint Presentation and upload to slide share to present their findings.
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Ask well defined questions, formulate testable hypotheses, and select and use appropriate equipment,technology.
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Collect information by detailed observations and accurate measuring.
5.2D
Analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct (observable) and indirect (inferred) evidence.
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