SEPS

SEP stands for...

• Science and Engineering Practices
• Science Ecology Patterns
• Science Education Practices
• Student Education Patterns

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Which of the following are Science and Engineering Practices ?

(Choose all that apply)

• Asking questions and defining problems

• Planning an investigation

• Memorizing the first ten elements on the periodic table

• Analyzing and interpreting data

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When I design a computational version of a bridge to test designs and predict future behavior, I am..

• Engaging in an argument from evidence
  
• Asking questions and defining problems
• Planning and carrying out investigations
  
• Developing and Using Models

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

The results of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs.

• Observation

• Inference

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

• data
• conclusions
• notebook
• inquiry

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-2

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-PS2-2