INQUIRY'APPLICATION'INSTRUCTIONAL'MODEL'(I3AIM)'

NGSS$scientific$and$engineering$practices$in$italicized$red.'
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STAGE'

Explain'

Explanations

Patterns

Explore'and''Investigate'

Experiences

Question'

EPE'

FUNCTION'

DESCRIPTION'

Experience'
Phenomena'

Provide'students'with'an'experience(s)'with'a'relevant'phenomenon,'or'consider'
a'familiar'experience(s).'

Establish'a'Question'

Pose'a'question'about'phenomena'that'will'drive'the'overall'inquiry'and'provide'
a'sense'or'purpose.'That'question'should'be'comprehensible,'relevant'and'
motivating.''Asking$Questions$and$Defining$Problems'

Elicit'Students'Initial'
Ideas'

Invite'students'to'share'initial'ideas'about'possible'answers'to'the'question.'
Probe'students'ideas'to'find'out'how'they'understand'the'question.''Developing$
(mental)$models$(to$explain$how/why$the$phenomena$appears'

Explore'Phenomena'
For'Patterns'

Provide'opportunities'for'students'to'explore'scientific'phenomena'related'to'
the'question'to'find'and'understand'patterns.'This'includes:'

Conducting'investigations'to'try'out'and'test'ideas.'Obtaining$
Evaluating$and$Communicating$Information,$Planning$and$Carrying$out$
Investigations'

Making'and'recording'observations'of'first'hand'experiences'Planning$
and$Carrying$out$Investigations'

Looking'for'patterns'in'observations'Analyzing$and$Interpreting$Data'

Explore'Ideas'About'
Patterns'

Provide'opportunities'for'students'to'share'their'ideas'about'patterns'and'
evidence'for'the'patterns'Obtaining$Evaluating$and$Comunicating$Information'

Identify'Patterns'

Compare/come'to'agreement'about'observed'patterns'

Identify'and'resolve'disagreements'

Articulate'and'document'the'identified'patterns''Using$Mathematics$
and$Computational$Thinking'

Students'Explain'
Patterns'

Provide'opportunities'for'students'to'express'their'ideas.''They'can:'

Share'their'own'explanations'(reasons)'for'the'patterns'

Share'ideas'of'how'their'explanations'answer'the'question.'
Engaging$In$Argumentation$from$Evidence,$Developing/Revising$(mental)$
Models,$Constructing$Explanations$'

Introduce'Scientific'
Ideas'

Provide'accurate'and'comprehensible'representations'of'the'scientific'idea(s).'
This'is'a'grade'level'appropriate'scientific'explanation'for'the'patterns'students'
observed.''Obtaining$and$Communicating$Information'
Help'students'compare'their'own'explanations'with'the'scientific'explanation'

Compare'Student'and' provided'by'the'teacher.'Students'can'compare,'test'and'revise'their'own'
explanations.'Students'use'the'scientific'explanation'to'answer'the'question.'
Scientific'Ideas'

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Reflect'

Application

Apply'

Evaluating$and$Communicating$Information'

Apply'to'Similar'
Contexts'with'
Support'

Provide'opportunities'for'students'to'apply'the'scientific'explanation'in'similar'
context'with'support'through'modeling'and'coaching.'Students'can'answer'
questions'about'new'experiences'involving'the'same'patterns'and'explanation.'
Using$(mental)$Models,$Constructing$Explanations'

Apply'to'New'
Contexts'with'Fading'
Support'

Provide'opportunities'for'students'to'apply'the'scientific'explanation'in'novel'
contexts'with'diminishing'support'from'the'teacher.'Using$(mental)$Models,$
Constructing$Explanations'

Reflect'on'changes'in'
their'thinking/'
understanding'

Help'students'compare'their'new'ideas'to'their'initial'ideas'and'reflect'on'how'
their'ideas'have'changed'and'why.'

Reflect'on'doing'
science'

Help'students'reflect'on'what'they'have'been'doing'and'how'it'is'like'what'
scientists'do.'

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Developed'by'Kristin'L.'Gunckel,'Christina'V.'Schwarz,'Edward'L.'Smith'and'Beth'A.'Covitt'Michigan'State'University'