Chemistry

Chemistry: Inquiring Minds Want to Know

 __Inquiry Task #1__: For your grade / course, identify the "generic" inquiry-based skills you currently employ with your students.

Competencies: Knowledge: demonstrate content knowledge covered in Chemistry Science Depth of Knowledge: Level1: Recall and Reproduction

Lab : Use the process of scientific methods to collect, organize, and analyze data, information, and observations to develop conclusions. Science Depth Of Knowledge: Level 2: Skills and Concepts and Level 3: Strategic Thinking Inquiry Skills: Formulating Questions and Hypothesizing, Planning and Critiquing Investigations, Conducting Investigation and Evaluating Explanations

Problem Solving : Create and use models to evaluate and make predictions about systems. Science Depth Of Knowledge: Level 2: Skills and Concepts and Level 3: Strategic Thinking Inquiry Skills: Formulating Questions and Hypothesizing, Planning and Critiquing Investigations, Conducting Investigation and Evaluating Explanations

 __Inquiry Task #2__: List the units that currently are taught in which inquiry skills appear.

Physical/Chemical Properties Electron Configuration Light/ Frequency/ Wavelengths Ionic/Covalent Bonding

 __Inquiry Task #3__: Brain-storm ideas for how your current units or activities can be made more inquiry-based.

http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/assessment/necap/science.htm