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Resist answering the question, “Is this right?” because it fails to emphasize the importance of scientific investigation and the complexity of results they’ll need to contend with.

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  • To combat the "Is this right?" mentality, "highlight unexpected results and suggest ways for [students] to investigate further by asking, ‘How could we figure that out?’ or, ‘What do you think?’"
  • Answer questions with questions.

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