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Ideas and Inventions Overview

FOSS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS

The Ideas and Inventions Module emphasizes the development of observation and description skills and building explanations based on experience. This module supports the following National Science Education Standards.

SCIENCE AS INQUIRY

Develop students' abilities to do and understand scientific inquiry.

  • Ask and answer questions.
  • Plan and conduct simple investigations.
  • Employ tools and techniques to gather data.
  • Use data to construct reasonable explanations.
  • Communicate investigations and explanations.
  • Understand that scientists use different kinds of investigations and tools to develop explanations using evidence and knowledge.

CONTENT: PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Develop students' understanding of light and reflection.

  • Light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object; light can be reflected by a mirror.

Develop students' understanding of materials.

  • A mixture of substances can often be separated into the original substances.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Develop students' abilities in technological design.

  • Identify a simple problem and propose a solution.
  • Evaluate a product or design.
  • Communicate a problem, design, and solution.

Develop students' understandings about science and technology.

  • Scientists work collaboratively in teams and use tools and scientific techniques to make better observations.

HISTORY OF SCIENCE

Develop an understanding of science as a human endeavor.

  • Science and technology have been practiced by people for a long time.
  • Men and women have made a variety of contributions throughout the history of science and technology.
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