LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry.

Objective 1.03

Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence to:

  • Explain observations.
  • Make inferences and predictions from data and observations.
  • Explain the relationship between evidence and explanation.
  • Communicate results, including suggested ways to improve experiments and proposed questions for further study.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

About a tree: The life and work of Emerging Explorer Mark Olson
In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about National Geographic Emerging Explorer Mark Olson's efforts to identify extinct or nearly extinct plants and the reasons for the plant losses. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: National Geographic
Dangers of radiation exposure
The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to learn about sources of high-energy radiation and calculate student exposure to ionizing radiation over the past year. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Oceanographic specialties
In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about the five primary subdisciplines of oceanography and think of questions that each type of oceanographer might ask when conducting research in his or her field. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: National Geographic
Water resources in Asia: Change and challenges
This Xpeditions lesson uses China's water issues as case studies to examine the delicate balance between using resources to improve the standard of living for citizens and preserving resources to protect natural biodiversity and environment. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: National Geographic