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(A1) Dolphins: Making Observations and Asking Questions 🐬👀🤔❓

Grades: 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 4th Grade

Subjects: Science

Standards: Compare the observations made by different groups using the same tools and seek reasons to explain the differences across groups. (SC.3.N.1.2.), Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them individually and in teams through free exploration and systematic investigations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. (SC.3.N.1.1.)

Student Instructions

A scientist is a person who asks questions about the world. Scientists use their senses to make observations. Everyone can be a scientist. You are a scientist when you make observations and ask questions. Inquiry is the process of asking questions. 1. Click the link to watch the video. 2. Click add to open the template. 3. Click on the link to observe the dolphins. 4. Write three observations. 5. Write two questions you have about dolphins. 6. Click the green check to save.

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NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Practice 1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems

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(A1) Dolphins: Making Observations and Asking Questions 🐬👀🤔❓

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