FRQ Task Verbs (Term -> Definition; Note: Unsplash: CTibbs)

Calculate

• Perform mathematical steps to arrive at a final answer, including algebraic expressions, properly substituted numbers, and correct labeling of units and significant figures.

• Decide or conclude after reasoning, observing or applying mathematical routines (calculations).

• Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim.

• Provide reasoning to explain how evidence supports or qualifies a claim.

Construct/Draw

• Create a diagram, graph, representation, or model that illustrates or explains relationships or phenomena. Labels may or may not be required.

• Use appropriate graphs, symbols, worlds illustrations, and/or tables of numerical values to describe biological concepts, characteristics and/or relationships.

• Predict the causes or effects of a change in, or disruption to, one or more components in a relationship, pattern, process, or system.

• Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim.

Describe

• Provide relevant characteristics of a specific topic.

• Decide or conclude after reasoning, observing or applying mathematical routines (calculations).

• Judge or determine the significance or importance of information or the quality or accuracy of a claim.

• Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim.

Describe

• Provide relevant characteristics of a specific topic.

• Decide or conclude after reasoning, observing or applying mathematical routines (calculations).

• Judge or determine the significance or importance of information or the quality or accuracy of a claim.

• Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.

Evaluate

• Judge or determine the significance or importance of information or the quality or accuracy of a claim

• Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.

• Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim

• Make an assertion that is based on evidence or knowledge.

Explain

• Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim.

  NOTE: Explain “how” typically requires analyzing the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome; whereas explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation or outcome.

• Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim.

• Perform mathematical steps to arrive at a final answer, including algebraic expressions, properly substituted numbers, and correct labeling of units and significant figures

• Create a diagram, graph, representation, or model that illustrates or explains relationships or phenomena. Labels may or may not be required.

Identify

• Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.

• Provide reasoning to explain how evidence supports or qualifies a claim.

• Indicate or provide a hypothesis to support or defunct a claim about a scientifically testable question.

• Use appropriate graphs, symbols, worlds illustrations, and/or tables of numerical values to describe biological concepts, characteristics and/or relationships

Justify

• Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim.

• Create a diagram, graph, representation, or model that illustrates or explains relationships or phenomena. Labels may or may not be required.

• Provide relevant characteristics of a specific topic.

• Decide or conclude after reasoning, observing or applying mathematical routines (calculations).

Make a claim

• Make an assertion that is based on evidence or knowledge.

• Predict the causes or effects of a change in, or disruption to, one or more components in a relationship, pattern, process, or system.

• Use appropriate graphs, symbols, worlds illustrations, and/or tables of numerical values to describe biological concepts, characteristics and/or relationships.

• Indicate or provide a hypothesis to support or defunct a claim about a scientifically testable question.

Predict/Make a Prediction

• Predict the causes or effects of a change in, or disruption to, one or more components in a relationship, pattern, process, or system.

• Provide reasoning to explain how evidence supports or qualifies a claim.

• Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.

• Judge or determine the significance or importance of information or the quality or accuracy of a claim.