Course Title: Biology Unit: Scientific Method Glenbard District 87 Unit Title: Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goal(s): What relevant goals (e.g. Content standards, course or program objectives, learning outcomes, etc.) will this address? 11: Understand the process of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments, and solve problems. A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry. 11.A.4a Formulate hypotheses referencing prior research and knowledge. 11.A.4b Conduct controlled experiments or simulations to test hypotheses. 11.A.4c Collect, organize and analyze data accurately and precisely. 11.A.4d Apply statistical methods to the data to reach and support conclusions. 11.A.4e Formulate alternative hypotheses to explain unexpected results. 11.A.4f Using available technology, report, display and defend to an audience conclusions drawn from investigations. 13.A.4a Estimate and suggest ways to reduce the degree of risk involved in science activities. 13.A.4b Assess the validity of scientific data by analyzing the results, sample set, sample size, similar previous experimentation, possible misrepresentation of data presented and potential sources of error. Understanding(s): Students will understand that… Essential Question(s): What provocative questions will foster inquiry, understanding, and transfer of learning? Biology plays a significant role in current events. What role does science play in the study of life? How the process of scientific reasoning is used to investigate scientific problems. • Analyze and interpret experimental data. • Visual representations of biological processes can provide valuable content • Graphical representations of a data set can be used to formulate conclusions. • There are many different applications of biology. • Knowledge: Students will know… Skills: Students will be able to … • the role that biologists play in current events. • identify and make inferences. • the process a scientist uses to explain a problem. • identify the variables in an experiment. (independent, dependent, controls, control group, and experimental group) • a controlled experiment has only a single variable tested at a time. • make a prediction from given data. • a good conclusion that is based on experimental data. • identify a data point on a graph. • the steps of the scientific process in order • identify trends or patterns from data tables and graphs. • the difference between a hypothesis and a theory. • draw a logical conclusion from a given set of data. • identify observations. • look at a diagram of a biological process and explain what is • qualitative observations and quantitative observations. •
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happening. use a data table to construct a graph. connect graphs to their corresponding data tables. Distinguish between an observation and an inference when given a scientific statement about an experiment. recognize a good hypothesis that is based on observations that can be tested