Chromatography Inquiry: Scientific Performance Task

Task Author: Judy T. Sweeney Task Title: Chromatography Grade Level: 4 Foss Kit Title Inventions Activity # 3 Physical Science Grade 5 Benchmark

Brief Overview of Assignment: Students will use paper chromatography to observe pigments in watercolor inks and invent an application of chromatography.

Targeted Benchmark: The student will identify examples of change over . . . → Read More: Chromatography Inquiry: Scientific Performance Task

Sound Inquiry

Scientific Inquiry Performance Task

Task Author: Judy Sweeney Task Title: Sound Challenge Grade Level: 4 Foss Kit Title: Sound Activity #4 Physical Science Grade 5 Benchmark Brief Overview of Task: Students will design an investigation to compare the pitch of a sound to the physical properties of the sound source.

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Inquiry on the Road

As I drive down the arrow-straight road through stands of sagebrush receding into the horizon, I can see the snow-covered Three Sisters, Broken Top and Bachelor Butte in the rear view. Off to the right is Pine Mountain with its covey of telescopes clustered near the summit. A few more miles and I top . . . → Read More: Inquiry on the Road