Authentic Science Education:
Evidence Based Reasoning

• Observations
  • accurately recorded
  • honestly reported
  • assumptions
  • biases
• Conjectures
  • what if?
  • consistent vs. conclusive?
• Collaborations
  • peers
  • mentors
  • experts
• Choosing the right
  • tools
  • techniques
  • technologies
• Facilitate hypothesis BUILDING at the right time
• Experiments: Learn-by-doing numerical, visual investigations
• Differences between Observations and Conclusions