🔬 Part 1: Phenomenon Identification

1. What phenomenon are you observing? (Example: ice melting, plants growing toward light, etc.)

2. Describe what you can see, hear, smell, or feel about this phenomenon:

3. Where does this phenomenon occur?

In nature

At home

At school

In a laboratory

Other: _______________

4. How often does this phenomenon happen?

All the time

Only under certain conditions

Rarely

I'm not sure

🤔 Part 2: Questions and Hypotheses

5. Write three questions you have about this phenomenon:

Question 1: _________________________________________________

Question 2: _________________________________________________

Question 3: _________________________________________________

6. Choose your most important question and write a hypothesis (your best guess about why it happens):

My question: ___________________________________________

My hypothesis: I think this happens because...

7. What evidence would you need to test your hypothesis?

🧪 Part 3: Scientific Connections

8. What science topics might be related to this phenomenon?

Matter and its properties

Energy and motion

Earth and space systems

Living things and ecosystems

Engineering and technology

9. Draw a simple diagram or picture of your phenomenon:

10. How could understanding this phenomenon be useful in real life?

Anchoring Phenomena Analysis Worksheet

Anchoring Phenomena Analysis Worksheet

🔬 Part 1: Phenomenon Identification

🤔 Part 2: Questions and Hypotheses

🧪 Part 3: Scientific Connections

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