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The Power of Investigation (Super Grover 2.0)

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The Power of Investigation (Super Grover 2.0)
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Summary

A half-minute definition of one science habit — trying something out to find an answer — with Super Grover as the (bad) example. Useful right before an investigation.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This clip names one thing scientists do: trying something out to find an answer.

  1. What does it mean to do that?
  2. When did Super Grover forget to do it?
  3. When could you use this today?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: scientist, observe, question, investigate.

Try it: Practise it for one minute on something in the room, then tell a partner what you noticed.