Students use their senses, and simple tools to investigate materials and organisms in their world.
They are asked make careful observations, draw comparisons and to organize their observation in a variety of ways. Throughout the process, students communicate about their investigations via fax or e-mail to the TV characters and to other classrooms. 1st grade-Investigation and Experimentation 4. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept, and to address the content the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.