SP 1: use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and scientific problems. 1.1. create representations and models of natural or man-made phenomena and systems in the domain. 1.2 describe representations and models of natural or man-made phenomena and systems in the domain. 1.3 refine representations and models of natural or man-made phenomena and systems in the domain. 1.4 use representations and models to analyze situations or solve problems qualitatively and quantitatively. 1.5 re-express key elements of natural phenomena across multiple representations in the domain. SP 2: use mathematics appropriately. 2.1 justify the selection of a mathematical routine to problems. 2.2 apply mathematical routines to quantities that describe natural phenomena. 2.3 estimate numerically quantities that describe natural phenomena. SP 3: engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course. 3.1 pose scientific questions. 3.2 refine scientific questions. 3.3 evaluate scientific questions. SP 4: plan and implement data collection strategies appropriate to a particular scientific question. 4.1 justify the selection of the kind of data needed to answer a particular scientific question. 4.2 design a plan for collecting data to answer a particular scientific question. 4.3 collect data to answer a particular scientific question. 4.4 evaluate sources of data to answer a particular scientific question. SP 5: perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence. 5.1 analyze data to identify patterns or relationships. 5.2 refine observations and measurements based on data analysis. 5.3 evaluate the evidence provided by data sets in relation to a particular scientific question. SP 6: work with scientific explanations and theories. 6.1 justify claims with evidence. 6.2 construct explanations of phenomena based on evidence produced through scientific practices. 6.3 articulate the reasons that scientific explanations and theories are refined or replaced. 6.4 make claims and predictions about natural phenomena based on scientific theories and models. 6.5 evaluate alternative scientific explanations.
SP 1: use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and scientific problems. 1.1. create representations and models of natural or man-made phenomena and systems in the domain. 1.2 describe representations and models of natural or man-made phenomena and systems in the domain. 1.3 refine representations and models of natural or man-made phenomena and systems in the domain. 1.4 use representations and models to analyze situations or solve problems qualitatively and quantitatively. 1.5 re-express key elements of natural phenomena across multiple representations in the domain. SP 2: use mathematics appropriately. 2.1 justify the selection of a mathematical routine to problems. 2.2 apply mathematical routines to quantities that describe natural phenomena. 2.3 estimate numerically quantities that describe natural phenomena. SP 3: engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course. 3.1 pose scientific questions. 3.2 refine scientific questions. 3.3 evaluate scientific questions. SP 4: plan and implement data collection strategies appropriate to a particular scientific question. 4.1 justify the selection of the kind of data needed to answer a particular scientific question. 4.2 design a plan for collecting data to answer a particular scientific question. 4.3 collect data to answer a particular scientific question. 4.4 evaluate sources of data to answer a particular scientific question. SP 5: perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence. 5.1 analyze data to identify patterns or relationships. 5.2 refine observations and measurements based on data analysis. 5.3 evaluate the evidence provided by data sets in relation to a particular scientific question. SP 6: work with scientific explanations and theories. 6.1 justify claims with evidence. 6.2 construct explanations of phenomena based on evidence produced through scientific practices. 6.3 articulate the reasons that scientific explanations and theories are refined or replaced. 6.4 make claims and predictions about natural phenomena based on scientific theories and models. 6.5 evaluate alternative scientific explanations.
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