Implementing Research and Development into the High School Classroom

Day Four…Yipee!!!!!

July 11, 2013Illinois State UniversityWIP-5 Grant

http://RandDforHS.wikispaces.com

Today

Dr. Norman LaFave

Erin Colfax (Skype Call)

Background Research & Note-taking (Ch. 3)

Descriptive Statistics (Ch. 7)

Harland, Darci J. (2011). STEM Student Research Handbook. Arlington: NSTA Press.

Page 54

Your Commitment Page 36Organizing Background Research

?Develop Research Questions

Your Commitment Entity

Background on specimen, product, chemical or item to be studied; handling & caring

Your Commitment EntityIndependent

Variable

Structure & FunctionSafely Manipulate

Your Commitment Entity Dependent

VariableIndependent Variable

How can change best be observed, measured, and recorded

Your Commitment Entity Dependent

VariableConnections between IV & DV

Independent Variable

Page 56

What is known about the connection of your 2 variables?

Page 55

Enter Resources

in the order you find

them

Your Commitment Entity Dependent

VariableConnections between IV & DV

Independent Variable

Page 56

Page 51

Page 52

Lab Notebook

Page 93

What’s in your notebook?

What should we do with it?

Measures of Central Tendency

Page 95

ModeMean

Median

Organize

data into

new tables

Make inferences about what data mean

What patterns

are becoming

noticeable?

Other Cool Descriptive Stats

Page 99-101

Statistical Variations• Range• Interquartile Range

Dealing with Outlier Data

Unit Plan

Challenges or activities in units throughout the year

Stand alone research / engineering unit (2-4 weeks)

Embedded into a course

Summer school course

Semester/Year-long course

Download in wiki:

Curriculum ProposalSample

Research Unit Plan

What are your needs?

For what research processes do you want supportive activities?

Process oriented w/ your content slants

Lessons

Ch. 1 Beginning IdeasCh. 2 Research DesignCh. 3 Background Research/Note Taking/LibraryCh. 4 HypothesisCh. 5 Proposal (writing methods)Ch. 6 Lab NotebookCh. 7 Descriptive StatsCh. 8 Graphical RepresentationCh. 9 Inferential Statistics Ch. 10 DocumentationCh. 11 Writing the PaperCh. 12 Presenting the Research (final products)

Monday

Fieldtrip to Hinsdale Central

Think of questions you’d like to ask the teachers

What will you ask the students?