Science and Engineering Practices Intro

Ask Questions and Define Problems includes

• Identifying which questions have not been answered
• Using tech to collect and analyze data
• Building models to understand concepts
• Recognizing patterns and seeing relationships in data

Plan and Carry out Investigations includes

• Ask what do I know?
• Identifying questions to be investigated
• Using tech to collect and analyze data
• Building models to understand concepts

Using Math and Computational Thinking includes

• Seeing evidence and understanding it
• Identifying questions to be investigated
• Deciding what questions have not been answered
• Using Math to analyze my data

Engage in an argument from evidence includes

• Identifying problems in my solution
• Designing and performing experiments to test my hypothesis
• Defending my explanation using facts
• Building models to understand concepts

Develop and use models includes

• Using models to explain and predict behaviors of a system
• Formulating evidence based on solid data
  
• Using mathematics to analyze my data
• Identifying variables and controls

Analyze and interpret data includes

• Changing models based off of new evidence
  
• Defending my explanation
• Deciding what tools are needed for my investigation
• Using tables and graphs to display and analyze data

Construct explanations and design solutions includes

• Designing a variety of solutions to a problem
• Generating answerable questions
• Designing and performing experiments to test my hypothesis
  
• Using math to analyze my data

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information includes

• Using math models to test my predictions
  
• Engaging in discussion with scientific peers
• Designing and performing experiments to test my hypothesis
• Asking what questions have not been answered

Deciding how to build and test a better popsicle stick bridge is an example of...

• Engage in an Argument from Evidence
  
• Plan and Carry Out Investigations
• Ask questions and define problems
  
• Use math and computational thinking

Making a graph of all of the students' bridge weight results is an example of...

• Engage in an argument from evidence
  
• Analyze and interpret data
• Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
• Construct explanations and design solutions