The Mystery Tubes got at the basis behind science inquiry. Students are asked to determine the interior construction of the covered mystery tube. They worked in small groups, posed hypothesis, tested their hypothesis, and often needed to rework their initial thoughts.
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We started the class by reading Snowflake Bentley or Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas making connection of what is "good science" and their contributions to the world. Students will have the task to choose a great invention or discovery and persuade us why it is the "Greatest Scientific Discovery" of all time.
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