Lafayette Christian School

6th graders Susan, Megan, Lily, and Justin are investigating a box, each from his or her own perspective.

"Doing Science: The Process of Inquiry" - Susan, 6th Grade, Lafayette Christian School, October, 2008

Scientific investigation requires the use of inquiry. Inquiry is asking questions to gain information. Inquiry can help you gain information for a scientific investigation.

7th graders Heather, Austin, Zack, and Baron

"Doing Science: The Process of Scientific Inquiry" - Austin, 7th Grade, Lafayette Christian School, October 2008 (Editor: Caleb)

When doing the box activity, a group would observe a small cube. The cube would have different information on different sides of the cube. With this information, we would determine what information was on the bottom without looking at it. By observing the sides, we developed many testable questions. We could determine patterns in opposite sides to help conclude the bottom. We asked the other group of young scientists about their findings. For example, we saw that the sum of the opposite sides was seven. This helped us determine the bottom.

8th graders Jacob, Natalie, Savannah, and Elana

"Scientific Investigation and the Use of Inquiry" - Natalie, 8th Grade, Lafayette Christian School, October, 2008

Scientific investigation requires the use of inquiry. Scientists need to ask questions before they can gain answers. Inquiry is asking a question to gain information on a certain subject. When one sees something unusual, they will ask questions about it, which is the natural response.