GCO: Plan & Perform (PP) Ask questions, make predictions about objects and events and develop fair tests to investigate those questions. Observe and investigate their environment and record the results SCO: PP4 Plan a set of steps to solve a practical problem Scope and Sequence of Outcomes Grades 4-6 Grades 7-9 Grades 10-12 208-4 Propose alternative 204-6 Identify various methods solutions to a given practical for finding answers to given problem, select one, and problems, and ultimately select one that is appropriate develop a plan 212-3 Design an experiment, 204-7 Plan a set of steps to solve identify and control major 208-6 Design an experiment a practical problem and carry out variables a fair test of a science-related and identify major variables 212-6 Design an experiment and idea identify specific variables 208-8 Select appropriate 204-8 Identify appropriate tools, methods and tools for 212-9 Develop appropriate instruments, and materials to collecting data for solving sample procedures complete their investigations problems 209-5 Select and integrate 213-7 Select and integrate information from various print 205-8 Identify and use a variety information from various print and electronic sources or from of sources and technologies to and electronic sources or from gather pertinent information several parts of the same several parts of the same source source Elaboration Guiding Questions: What do I want my students to learn? What do I want my students to understand and be able to do? Students should be able to design a plan that they will use to fairly test an initial idea or question in a safe manner. In practice, a fair test means identical procedures must be performed where only one variable is changed at a time. The focus of these outcomes is the planning of steps and experimental design. There are a variety of components that make up experimental design. Requirements of experimental design: Identification of needed equipment and materials Identification of variables (Controls & Independent/Dependent) Planning a set of steps: to test a single question minimize bias through design which may incorporate multiple trials to increase accuracy that can be repeated by someone else
GCO: Plan & Perform (PP) Ask questions, make predictions about objects and events and develop fair tests to investigate those questions. Observe and investigate their environment and record the results SCO: PP4 Plan a set of steps to solve a practical problem Scope and Sequence of Outcomes Grades 4-6 Grades 7-9 Grades 10-12 204-6 Identify various methods for finding answers to given problems, and ultimately select one that is appropriate 208-4 Propose alternative solutions to a given practical problem, select one, and develop a plan 204-7 Plan a set of steps to solve a practical problem and carry out a fair test of a science-related idea 208-6 Design an experiment and identify major variables 212-3 Design an experiment, identify and control major variables 212-6 Design an experiment and identify specific variables 204-8 Identify appropriate tools, instruments, and materials to complete their investigations 208-8 Select appropriate methods and tools for collecting data for solving problems 212-9 Develop appropriate sample procedures 205-8 Identify and use a variety of sources and technologies to gather pertinent information 209-5 Select and integrate information from various print and electronic sources or from several parts of the same source 213-7 Select and integrate information from various print and electronic sources or from several parts of the same source Elaboration Guiding Questions: What do I want my students to learn? What do I want my students to understand and be able to do? Students should be able to design a plan that they will use to fairly test an initial idea or question in a safe manner. In practice, a fair test means identical procedures must be performed where only one variable is changed at a time. The focus of these outcomes is the planning of steps and experimental design. There are a variety of components that make up experimental design. Requirements of experimental design: Identification of needed equipment and materials Identification of variables (Controls & Independent/Dependent) Planning a set of steps: to test a single question minimize bias through design which may incorporate multiple trials to increase accuracy that can be repeated by someone else
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