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Figshare, 2018

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6200948

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Lesson Plan: Strong Inference

Journal article published in 2018 by Daniel S. Helman ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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@page { margin: 2cm } p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115% } Subject: Science. Grade level: Middle school, high school, or college. This is a student-centered activity that will work with all three levels. Distance learning: Yes, this activity can be adapted to use in an electronic classroom. Time for this lesson: 50 minutes. Content goals: Students will be aware of what is meant by confirmation bias and of associated vocabulary words. Students will be aware of the importance of strong inference. Students will be aware of competing hypotheses regarding lunar formation (or some other relevant content if desired). Skills taught: Skimming science readings for general content and vocabulary. Brainstorming and creativity. Defining terms scientifically. Critical analysis of a scientific abstract. Topical research online.