FOSS Investigation 2 I-Check

Read the student notebook entries on the image and answer the following question. a) What could you tell these students to help them write better observations?

Read the student notebook entries on the image and answer the following question. a) What type of investigation is this? (Mark the one best answer.)

• A controlled expirement

• An observational study

• A field test

• An engineering project

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Consider the cricket-habitat investigation and similar investigations set up in the wild, like Jane Goodall’s research with the chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park. What are the benefits and limitations of studying organisms in a classroom habitat compared to organisms in their natural habitat?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Read the short story in the image and answer the following question. Are Grass Seeds Abiotic or Biotic?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Read the short story in the image and answer the following question. Is Cold Water Abiotic or Biotic?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Read the short story in the image and answer the following question. Are Cottonwood Leaves Abiotic or Biotic?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Read the short story in the image and answer the following question. Is the Tunnel Abiotic or Biotic?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Read the short story in the image and answer the following question. Is the Mushroom Abiotic or Biotic?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Read the short story in the image and answer the following question. Is the Shade under the Cottonwood Tree Abiotic or Biotic?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Select all the populations in the story

• Rocks

• Fish

• Cottonwood Trees

• Sand

• Grass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4