What Should We Investigate?: Using a Classroom Decomposition Chamber to Support the Development of Investigation Questions

This paper describes the process we used to support fifth graders to develop productive investigation questions in our Decomposition Investigation. It highlights the following important components that teachers can incorporate in their practice: (1) the use of a classroom phenomenon that represents a more complex outdoor process and provides students extended, shared experience; (2) question development as a collaborative and iterative process that teachers and students engage in together; (3) considering how questions will support progress on disciplinary core ideas.

Citation:
Manz, E., Stoler, A., Federico, L., Patton, S., Weaver, L., Diaz Silveira, G., & Nassar, S. (2024). What Should We Investigate? Using a Classroom Decomposition Chamber to Support the Development of Investigation Questions. Science and Children, 61(5), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1080/00368148.2024.2384121