Science and Engineering Practices

Which SEP are students using when finding the acceleration of an object using F=ma? 

• Engaging in argument from evidence
• analyzing and interpreting data
• using mathematics and computational thinking
• planning and carrying out investigations

Which SEP are students using when debating the theory of evolution?

• using mathematics and computational thinking
• engaging in argument from evidence
• onstructing explanations and designing solutions
• developing and using models

Which SEP are students using when creating a scale diagram of the solar system?

• engaging in argument from evidence
• planning and carrying out investigations
• developing and using models
• constructing explanations and designing solutions

Students are testing which paper airplane design flies the farthest. Which SEP do they need to be successful when setting up their experiment? 

• engaging in argument from evidence
• using mathematics and computational thinking
• analyzing and interpreting data
• planning and carrying out investigations

A student is tasked with figuring out why a recipe resulted in thin, flat cookies based on their knowledge of chemistry. Then, they are asked to come up with ways to improve the recipe. Which SEP are they using?

• constructing explanations and designing solutions
• obtaining, evauation, and communcating information
• developing and using models
• asking questions and defining problems

For a genius hour project, students are asked to investigate a problem important to them. During the brainstorming process, students use the following SEP: 

• planning and carrying out investigations
• analyzing and interpreting data
• asking questions and defining problems
• using mathematics and computational thinking

While studying ecology, students compare and contrast the change in a deer population after different predators are introduced to their environment. They create a graph from a data table provided. Which SEP are students using? 

• planning and carrying out investigations
• asking questions and defining problems
• analyzing and interpreting data
• developing and using models

At the end of an experiment testing the rate of diffusion through different materials, a student group presents their findings to the class. Which SEP are they demonstrating?

• constructing explanations and designing solutions
• obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
• engaging in argument from evidence
• using mathematics and computational thinking