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Keystone Colloquium, November 7, 2001 Objects and Inquiry Keystone Science Network teachers gathered at The Franklin Institute to engage in investigations designed to find new ways to make sense of unfamiliar things. The exercises of the day were geared to encourage educators to see how objects—through clues relating to their construction, materials, indications of use—can reveal information about themselves. Teachers and students can apply these inquiry skills to study on field trips (such as a museum) as well as in the classroom. |
| With everyone gathered in the Harcourt Teacher Leadership Center, Susan distributes the objects. Teachers will consider these objects, reflecting on what their characteristics could indicate about themselves. | |
| Teachers examine their objects, discussing their properties and considering the possibilities. What are the objects made of, and why? Are there any wear marks that might give some clues? | |
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Jotting down ideas and observations helped to keep track of everyone's suggestions and thoughts. |
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Guessing that their object may have something to do with liquids, this group experiments with water, observing the effects on their object carefully. |
| The addition of a rope led this group's thinking about their object in a whole new direction, opening up a realm of previously unconsidered applications. |  |
What next? See what interests this group on the museum floor…
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| The Franklin Institute gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the National Science Foundation and Unisys Corporation. | |||
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The Franklin Institute is the Demonstration Site for the
Eisenhower
Mid-Atlantic Consortium, providing science and math
resources for teachers.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9819641. © 2003. All rights reserved.
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