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Understanding Black Boxes: Collaboration, Models, and the Nature of Scientific Inquiry

This text explores the concept of "black boxes" in scientific investigation, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in education. It differentiates between types of models: conceptual and physical, explaining how scientists use these representations to understand complex systems. The text also discusses the iterative nature of scientific models, highlighting the role of hypotheses and the process of refining models through comparison. By understanding the various types of models and collaborative strategies, learners can gain deeper insights into scientific processes.

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Understanding Black Boxes: Collaboration, Models, and the Nature of Scientific Inquiry

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  1. INVESTIGATION ONE BLACK BOXES

  2. CONSENSUS • Everyone agrees.

  3. COLLABORATION • Working together. • Example: 2 students working on a lab

  4. Cooperate • Working together but someone is in charge • Example: Teacher and student working together

  5. BLACK BOX • Can not be directly observed and easily understood.

  6. MODEL • A representation that explains how something is built or how it works.

  7. SYSTEM • Parts that work together or share the same space in a meaningful way.

  8. CONCEPTUAL MODEL • Ideas that suggest what a system is or how it works. • Ideas that exist in a person’s mind or on paper.

  9. PHYSICAL MODEL • May be a scaled model, either larger or smaller than the actual system it represents. • It is a model you can touch.

  10. Models • Scientific models change over time. • When scientists discover new evidence they may decide to change their model. • Scientists make models to help them understand how systems work.

  11. HYPOTHESIS • A theory or an educated guess.

  12. CONTENT/INQUIRY • Our models were refined by comparing the unknown (original black box) to the known (physical (constructed) models.) • You have a conceptual model when mathematics, words, or diagrams are used to explain how something works or how it is built. The model is not real. It is an idea or a concept.

  13. C/I cont. • A physical model is a real model that works and can be tested and compared.

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