ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how teachers can help young learners realize that they can learn about the world by examining and making sense of the data they collect in investigations. It also discusses four important components of the investigation web: how to analyze and interpret data, construct and evaluate models, develop explanations from evidence, and share information. The chapter explores how to make sense of data. Constructing and interpreting graphs and tables is an important part of scientific literacy. The chapter also explores the importance of students constructing and revising models that explain phenomena. It expalins how to support students in writing evidence-based scientific explanations. A useful framework for students constructing explanations is for students to write a claim, provide evidence, and support it with reasoning. Being able to judge if explanations are supported by evidence and reasoning is an important aspect of scientific literacy. The chapter also explains the importance of sharing ideas, particularly explanations and models, with others.
