Creating science using the scientific method
- 1. KA2 – INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE FAIR 2017/2018 IES AL-ÁNDALUS (SPAIN) PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL): CREATING SCIENCE USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD GROUP MEMBERS: Group number: I.- INTRODUCTION Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. II.- STEPS OF THE PROJECT Do not forget to film or take photographs of the steps involving investigation and elaborating material. FIRST STEP: BUILD TEAMS We will divide our class and we will build teams of 4 to 5 members. SECOND STEP: DEFINITION OF THE FINAL PRODUCTS In this case, our final products will be three elements: A laboratory report, a research paper and a video of the steps followed using the scientific method. THIRD STEP: THE DRIVING QUESTION All the team members will think of some questions they would like to know. The teacher will guide them to choose an achievable question among the ones proposed by the students. FOURTH STEP: NEGOTIATE THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE PROJECTS Both teacher and teams will make together a rubric with the evaluation criteria. FIFTH STEP: STUDENTS ACCUMULATE THE MATERIALS NECESARY FOR THE EXPERIMENT AND THEY PROPOSE A LABORATORY REPORT In this step, the teacher will check the laboratory and give the teams the go-ahead in order to they can begin their experiments. Guidelines will be provided to the teams by the teacher so they can elaborate their own laboratory report. SIXTH STEP: STUDENTS CONDUCT THEIR EXPERIMENTS AND ELABORATE THE LABORATORY REPORT The results of the experiment will be given to the teacher and he will decide if the experiment were carried properly or if it should be remade to obtain better or more accurate results. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
- 2. KA2 – INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE FAIR 2017/2018 IES AL-ÁNDALUS (SPAIN) SEVENTH STEP: STUDENTS ELABORATE THE RESEARCH PAPER Guidelines will be provided to the teams by the teacher so they can elaborate their own research paper. This paper must include the main parts of all scientific reports: First page, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusions and references. The teacher will decide if the paper is correct or if the team must remake it. EIGTH STEP: STUDENTS ELABORATE THE FINAL VIDEO OF THE WHOLE PROCESS Teams will make a video with all the steps, including the experimental part and the writing process of both the laboratory report and the research paper. All videos will be watched by all the teams. These videos must show the driving question, the laboratory report, the experiment conducted by the team, the elaboration of the research paper, the explanation of the research paper (including their conclusions and the answer to the driving question). NINTH STEP: STUDENTS AND TEACHER WATCH THE VIDEOS AND EVALUATE THEM USING THE RUBRIC The teacher will keep in mind the opinion if the rest os the teams and he will grade the team. III.- FINAL CONSIDERATIONS This project will count as an extra exam mark for the first or the second term depending on the ending date of the projects. The best videos will be shown in the International Knowledge Fair in Codogno, Italy. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY