Standard Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes Activities, Models, and Simulations 6.1 In order to meet this standard, it is expected that The student will demonstrate an students will understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by make connections between the components of planning and conducting investigations the nature of science and their investigations and the greater body of scientific knowledge in which and research. observations are made involving fine discrimination between similar make observations that can be used to objects and organisms; discriminate similar objects and organisms, paying attention to fine detail. precise and approximate make precise and consistent measurements measurements are recorded; and estimations. scale models are used to estimate create approximate scale models to distance, volume, and quantity; demonstrate an understanding of distance, hypotheses are stated in ways that volume, and quantity. identify the independent and differentiate between independent and dependent variables; dependent variables in a hypothesis. a method is devised to test the propose hypotheses or predictions from validity of predictions and observed patterns. inferences; compare and contrast predictions and one variable is manipulated over inferences. time, using many repeated trials; analyze and judge the evidence, observations, data are collected, recorded, scientific principles, and data used in making analyzed, and reported using metric predictions and inferences. measurements and tools; design an experiment in which one variable is data are analyzed and manipulated over many trials. communicated through graphical collect, record, analyze, and report data, using representation; metric terminology and tools. models and simulations are designed analyze and communicate data, using graphs and used to illustrate and explain (bar, line, and circle), charts, and diagrams. phenomena and systems; and design a model that explains a sequence, for current applications are used to example, the sequence of events involved in reinforce science concepts. the formation of a cloud. Standard Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes Activities, Models, and Simulations
Standard Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes Activities, Models, and Simulations 6.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations in which observations are made involving fine discrimination between similar objects and organisms; precise and approximate measurements are recorded; scale models are used to estimate distance, volume, and quantity; hypotheses are stated in ways that identify the independent and dependent variables; a method is devised to test the validity of predictions and inferences; one variable is manipulated over time, using many repeated trials; data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and reported using metric measurements and tools; data are analyzed and communicated through graphical representation; models and simulations are designed and used to illustrate and explain phenomena and systems; and current applications are used to reinforce science concepts. In order to meet this standard, it is expected that students will make connections between the components of the nature of science and their investigations and the greater body of scientific knowledge and research. make observations that can be used to discriminate similar objects and organisms, paying attention to fine detail. make precise and consistent measurements and estimations. create approximate scale models to demonstrate an understanding of distance, volume, and quantity. differentiate between independent and dependent variables in a hypothesis. propose hypotheses or predictions from observed patterns. compare and contrast predictions and inferences. analyze and judge the evidence, observations, scientific principles, and data used in making predictions and inferences. design an experiment in which one variable is manipulated over many trials. collect, record, analyze, and report data, using metric terminology and tools. analyze and communicate data, using graphs (bar, line, and circle), charts, and diagrams. design a model that explains a sequence, for example, the sequence of events involved in the formation of a cloud. Standard Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes Activities, Models, and Simulations