Testable Questions Testable questions are used by scientists

Testable Questions

Testable questions are used by scientists. ● Testable questions… ○ Can’t be looked up online or in print ○ Use datasets to answer the question being asked ? ? ?

How does water temperature change over time?

“SMART Questions” Specific (not too broad) – ○ a testable question begins with How, What, When, Who, or Which, (not Why, Is, or Does). Measureable (there are datasets available to answer the question) – ○ a testable question can’t be answered just by doing reading. Achievable (the question is able to be investigated with data) – ○ data are available to and accessible by you. Relevant (who cares and why do they care) – ○ you can explain why you care about asking the question Temporally and Spatially bound – ○ the question includes when and where the data are coming from

Revise this question using the SMART question format! How does water temperature change over time?

Testable Question Groups Create groups of 2 -4 students based on your interest from the following topics. You and your group members should want to investigate the same topic(s). Gliders HF Radar Penguins

Create your Testable Question! Use this information to help you create your testable question with your group. Gliders HF Radar Water temperature, Longitude, latitude, water density, current speed, optical backscatter, current direction salinity, water current, wind speed, depth Penguins Male/female, species, nest location, longitude, latitude, date, dive depth, foraging depth, behavior

Gallery Walk Let’s use the SMART guidelines to help our classmates with their testable questions! Give fee d your cla back to ssmate s on the pos t-it! Stick the post-it next to the testable question you’re commenting on. eate r c m the RT A Help M S est the b possible & k ion quest e feedbac th keep sitive! po

Revise your Testable Question Take the post-its back to your group and make edits to your question based on the feedback. Keep the SMART guidelines in mind! ? ? ?

How does the average daily water temperature in Palmer Deep change over a year?