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**IDP Info for Pupils ** ** What is this all about? **

You are being given time to explore a scientific phenomenon that you have observed or read about, or that has always interested you. You will examine a phenomenon based on your interest areas, and explore the scientific concept/s related to the phenomenon. The main task is for you to pose a question about the phenomenon, and design an investigation that will help answer the question. You will then present your findings to your class in a __3 minute presentation__.

This is **//not//** an IRS Project (not so long or rigorous) nor is it as formal as Writing a Scientific Report, though a logical and scientifically sound procedure is expected.

The following steps (and the skills involved) will guide you in this project:

1. Think of a scientific phenomenon. (e.g. Drinking milk decreases spiciness. Cutting onions makes me tear.)

// (Skill – Observe; Habit - //// Responding with awe and wonderment) //

2. What scientific concept/s is/are involved in the phenomenon?

// (Research through asking and reading) //

3. Pose a question of what will happen if a variable is changed. “What if I drink hot milk after I have eaten spicy food?”

// (Skill – Inquiry; Habit of Mind - //// Questioning and problem-posing/Thinking Flexibly) //

4. Test your hypothesis / find out answer(s) to your question

// (Skill – Inquiry; Habit //// of Mind //// – Using all senses to gather information) //

5. Communicate your findings to your classmates

// (Skill – Inquiry; Habit //// of Mind //// - Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision) //

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">You are given 3 minutes to present your findings to your classmates. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">There will be a 2 minute Q & A Session at the end of the Show-&-Tell. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">You will also submit a 1-page Reflection sheet on the day of your presentation.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">You will be assessed using the accompanying rubrics under the main categories: <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. ** Content ** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. ** Skills ** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> c. ** Metacognition ** (This will be submitted as a Reflection sheet on the day of your Show-and-Tell in a 1-page type-written piece with Arial Font-size 12 and double-spacing.) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">Some questions you may want to consider in your Reflections:

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · How did this project increase my interest in science and things around me? Am I glad to be given time to do something that interested me? <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · How did doing this project make me think differently about the process of science? <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Did I encounter any difficulties, and how did I overcome them? //(Try not to say I was lazy in the beginning, and did not have a proper plan, but waited until the last minute before I started work. Plan well ahead, start early, and you won’t have to write this, and end up sounding like 90% of your classmates.)// <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · What else would I want to investigate after this, having done this project?

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. You will need to submit your proposal form to your teacher by **21 March 2011**. The presentation will take place from **//Term 2 Week 4//**.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;">For those who need more ideas, feel free to visit the following websites:

1. Sports Science - []

2. Kitchen Science - []

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