Day+3


 * DAY 3: Scientific Process Skills**
 * __Goals For Today__**
 * 1) Understand that scientific process skills are the building blocks for the abilities to do inquiry/math process skills.
 * 2) Distinguish between investigable and non-investigable questions.
 * 3) Develop an understanding of what the eligible content is and how it fits into the science curriculum.

**__Agenda and Tools__**

II. Scientific Process Skills** //(Goal 1)//
 * I. Welcome and Review of Discussion Questions
 * Why examine the process skills? ([|Scans, Standards for Success, 21st Century Skills.xls])
 * Presentation Resource ([|8 Year1 Processes of Science and Math[1.modified for mspnet.pptx]])
 * Science Process Skills ([|Science Process Skills Chart.doc])
 * Math Process Skills ([|Math Process Skills Chart.doc])
 * Standards For Success- []
 * Natural Sciences- []
 * Scans Report- []
 * Process Skills Circuit- Participate
 * Complete the Process Skills Circuit with a partner, fill out the Science Process Skills and Math Process Skills documents
 * [|Science Process Skills Chart.doc]
 * [|Math Process Skills Chart.doc]
 * Presentation Resource (Be sure to invite participants to view the Process Skills Wall Chart Document)
 * Upon completion of the process skills circuit, go to google docs ([|http://docs.google.com]) and complete the the Process Skills Wall Chart. We will then examine the document as a group to start discussions.
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 * Process Skills Discussion
 * Examine the Process Skills Wall Chart
 * Helping Students Develop Process Skills
 * Read: Student Learning: Condensation ([|Student Learning Condensation.doc])
 * Use Reading Strategy (Golden Lines)
 * On the Post-It note, identify the process skill and cite evidence to support your findings
 * Modifying Activities to Develop Process Skills
 * Use the following document to help guide your thinking ([|Indicators of Development of Process Skills.doc])
 * Choose an acitivity from the Process Skills Circuit and re-write it to show how you will develop student process skills.
 * Create a word document and post it below.

__**Post Your Modifications of Process Skills Word Document Here**__

IV. Digging Deeper- Investigable Questions** //(Goal 2)//
 * Review of the take-home messages
 * Use your edublog to describe your thoughts about the incorporation of process skills, their place, and their role within the science curriculum and your instruction.
 * III. Lunch
 * Presentation Resource ([|9 Year1 Investigable Questions[1.modified for mspnet.ppt]])
 * Developing Questions from Observations
 * Observe Ice Balloon- create a word document for the questions that your groups creates.
 * From the questions that your group has created, select one investigable question and one non-investigable question.
 * Post the questions that your group has chosen and place them in the appropriate place below.


 * __Investigable Questions__

__Non-Investigable Questions__**


 * Focused Investigation
 * Choose a group question to investigate
 * Plan the investigation
 * Record your investigation
 * Disucssion- Using your edublog, describe your reaction to the following questions regarding this acitivity.
 * What was your question?
 * Where did it lead you?
 * Did it allow you to take action? If so, what actions did you take?
 * Share your thoughts with your group by encouraging them to visit your blog.
 * Using the Wall Chart document on google docs ([|http://docs.google.com]) add your groups' responses to the document.
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 * We will view the document when everyone has completed it.
 * Turning Questions
 * View the Turning Questions document ([|Turning Questions.doc])
 * Rework one of the non-investigable questions from above into an investigable one (post both below)


 * __Old Non-Investigable Question__**


 * __New Investigable Question__**


 * Review of Take Home Messages
 * Blog your thinking about investigable and non-investigable questions
 * V. Daily Reflection**
 * Answer the discussion question from the tab above.
 * Using your edublog, describe how your thoughts about inquiry, 21st century skills, and science/math process skills have changed.