Did, Saw, Means

Want a simple way to keep track of steps taken during an investigation, observations, and interpretations? Use a "Did, Saw, Means" chart (copyright Marchetti, MacPherson, et al. during our time as high school teachers). The Did, Saw, Means routine doesn't include a "predict" phase, so it's more of a scaffold for data collection and interpretation, especially for investigations of complex phenomena where there might be a few different tests conducted that might contribute information toward a final explanation.

Predictions, Observations, (Preliminary) Explanations (POPE)

The "Predict, Observe, Explain (POE)" strategy (White & Gunstone, 1992) has been studied and written about extensively. In the methods course I teach, we have switched to "predictions, observations, and preliminary explanations" since we often use it as a strategy to elicit early ideas. Student might want to provide some early explanations, but a final explanation would come after investigation, data analysis, and discussion

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I also like "See, Think, Wonder," when "predicting" might not be appropriate or productive. Harvard Project Zero has many fantastic routines.