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= Fourth Grade Scientific Inquiry Project =

==Congratulations scientific wonders of the 21st Century. You have recently been hired as a scientist to solve a real life problem. The company that has hired you is in need of comparing matter based on its density or viscosity. Your help is vitally needed for this company's survival.==

Task: Create a scientific inquiry project that compares either the density of liquids or solids or the viscosity of liquids. You will be following the five aspects of inquiry projects (see below).
= = = = Five aspects of inquiry project


 * 1) Asking questions and making a hypothesis
 * 2) Designing investigations and planning procedures: You will be creating the design, measuring and collecting the data.
 * 3) Constructing apparatus and carrying out investigations: You will be building the apparatus, making observations, taking measurements, and recording data.
 * 4) Analyzing data and drawing conclusion: You will be analyzing the data and drawing conclusions.
 * 5) Collaborating and presenting findings: exchanging information, sharing and clarifying ideas, giving and receiving assistance and feedback, creating artifacts, presenting finding.

Steps:
Scientists, your experiment was ground-breaking. As a result, the company has asked that you present your findings and the next global scientific convention. Congratulations on your recent success. In order to amaze, astound, and astonish the international scientific community that will be present at this convention, you will present your information using the following technology.
 * 1) Click here for outline of scientific investigation planner [[file:Investigation outline.doc]]
 * 2) Invent a real-life problem.
 * 3) Create a "personality"(who hired you for the project and what they hired you to do).
 * 4) Question: Create a question that compares either viscosity or density. You may compare 2 or 3 materials and may choose either liquids or solids for density or liquids for comparing viscosity.
 * 5) Method: Write down the method (steps) necessary to complete the experiment. Star any steps with "photo opportunities"
 * 6) Supplies: Make a list of all supplies necessary to complete the investigation.
 * 7) Hypothesis: Write a hypothesis (educated guess) that answers your question.
 * 8) Complete the scientific investigation pages 1 and 2
 * 9) Science Experiment day steps:
 * 10) Designate a photographer to take between 4-5 photos (first photo should be you and your partner)
 * 11) Introduce yourself, who hired you, what you have been hired to do, and what you are comparing using scientific language (state whether you are comparing viscosity or density). Don't forget to explain why someone would hire you to do this comparison.
 * 12) Designate a timer to record the timing information and pass him/her the stopwatch
 * 13) Designate a "data expert" to help record the data during the experiment.
 * 14) Determine how you will collect the data and where will it be recorded.
 * 15) Determine when the photo ops should be taken (remember to notify your photographer).
 * 16) Do the experiment, remembering to talk through the process.
 * 17) State your conclusions using scientific language.
 * 18) Explain what you would do differently and how you could improve your experiment
 * 19) Complete the scientific investigation planner page 3
 * 20) This is how you will be scored using the Oregon State Scoring Guide (rubric) [|Click here]

PhotoStory or Garageband [[file:Science_Outline.dot]]
Demo of photoStory video from pictures taken in class on viscosity demo media type="custom" key="3733771"