Instructional+Practices+K-5

The following information is based on the research into Activity Types by Harris and Hofer from February 2011. These FORTY different activities comprise the range of things many teachers are using in Science Instruction. For each activity type, list forms that activity could take within the science classroom. Activities in **BLACK** are described as Conceptual Knowledge Building. Activities in **RED** are described as Procedural Knowledge Building. Activities in **GREEN** are described as Knowledge Expression Types.
 * ~ Activity Type ||~ Description of Practice ||~ Instructional Strategies ||~ Technological Possibilities ||
 * = **Read Text** ||< Students extract information from textbook, current event, lab book, internet; print or digital sources ||= Silent Reading, Think/Pair/Share, Guided Classroom Reading ||= Websites, eBooks, online databases ||
 * = **Attend to Presentation/Demonstration** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Take Notes** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **View Images/Objects** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Discuss** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Participate in a Simulation** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Explore a Topic/Conduct Background Research** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Study** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Observe Phenomena** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Distinguish Observations from Inferences** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Develop Predictions, Hypotheses, Questions, Variables** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Select Procedures** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Sequence Procedures** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Organize/Classify Data** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Analyze Data** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Compare Findings with Predictions/Hypotheses** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Make Connections between Findings and Science Concepts/Knowledge** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = ** Learn and Practice Safety Procedures ** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Measure** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Practice** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Prepare/Clean Up** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Carry Out Procedures** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Observe** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Record Data** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Generate Data** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Collect Data** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Collect Samples** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Compute** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Respond to Questions** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Write a Report** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Create an Image** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Present or Demonstrate** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Take a Quiz or Test** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Debate** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Develop or Build a Model** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Draw/Create Images** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Develop a Concept Map** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Play a Game** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Develop a Game** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **Create/Perform** ||<  ||=   ||=   ||