SEP Review

Which SEP would this fall into?

• Developing and using models

• Engaging in argument from evidence

• Planning and carrying out investigations

• Use mathematics and computational thinking

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which SEP does this image fit into?

• Asking questions and defining problems

• Developing and using models

• Analyzing and interpreting data

• Engaging in argument from evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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