The Scientific Society November 12 - January 20
Grade Four - Unit of Inquiry 3
COLEGIO ANGLO COLOMBIANO – PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME
An inquiry into the natural world and its laws, and how humans use their understanding of scientific principles CENTRAL IDEA-
Humankind continues to explore and apply scientific and technological knowledge to further advances.
How can you support this inquiry from home?:
An inquiry into:
• Help your child understand the vocabulary relevant to the topic of inquiry in his/her mother tongue: force, friction,
● The scientific process ● Writing a scientific report has a scientific principle ● How contributed to society ● What are the positive. negative effects of scientific advancement? ● Scientific advancement
resistance, improvement. • Do science experiments at home. Together think of a question to ask. Then come up with a hypothesis and an experiment plan
KEY CONCEPTS:
Encourage your child to write the steps • of experiments s/he has tried. Remind him/her to record data during the experiment.
Form- Students understand the definition of force and the form of scientific reports.
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Function- Students understand how forces work
Many commercials and advertisements make promises about a product. Watch a few commercials together and have your child question a product and put it to the test using the scientific method to verify what is the best way to test if the product keeps its promise?
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Causation – Students understand how changing a variable in an experiment can often change the result.
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