THINKING LIKE A SCIENTIST: Students used Effervescent Launchers
to complete controlled scientific experiments. This unit reinforced
logic and scientific thinking skills including collecting data and
observing patterns, reasoning logically, forming and testing
hypotheses, developing data analysis and critical thinking skills. In
addition, students studied and measured angles and were introduced
to complementary and supplementary angles. They used reading
comprehension to assemble the launcher and metric measurement
to calculate distance. Students computed averages requiring them
to divide decimals and round off to the nearest hundredth. Fifth
grade students used Microsoft Excel to display the data in graphic
format.
