AN Walker Science and Engineering Practices Quiz

Read the scenario below and select the Science and Engineering Practice that you think is being illustrated. 6th graders are studying force and motion using race cars. They use stopwatches and distance markers to calculate speed. They adjust the surfaces and height of a ramp to make their race cars move faster.

• ASK QUESTIONS & DEFINE PROBLEMS

• PLAN AND CARRY OUT INVESTIGATIONS

• USE MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

• ENGAGE IN AN ARGUMENT FROM EVIDENCE

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Read the scenario below and select the Science and Engineering Practice that you think is being illustrated. An 8th grade student notices the sun and moon in the sky on a hot Saturday morning. Several hours later, the moon has disappeared and the sun is in a different position. He googles, “Why does the sun move?”

• ASK QUESTIONS AND DEFINE PROBLEMS

• ANALYZE AND INTERPRET DATA

• CONSTRUCT EXPLANATIONS AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS

• OBTAIN, EVALUATE, AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Read the scenario below and select the Science and Engineering Practice that you think is being illustrated. 5th graders are studying mixtures. In the lab, they are given various mixtures and asked to use the tools available to figure out the best methods to separate them.

• PLAN AND CARRY OUT INVESTIGATIONS

• USE MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

• ENGAGE IN AN ARGUMENT FROM EVIDENCE

• DEVELOP AND USE MODELS

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NGSS.5-PS1-4

Read the scenario below and select the Science and Engineering Practice that you think is being illustrated. During a genetics lesson, a lively debate ensues over the ethics of "designer babies". The teacher passes out an article and asks each student to pick a side on the issue. Tomorrow, they each must present at least one scientific fact that supports their claim.

• Analyze and Interpret Data

• Obtain, Evaluate, and Communicate Information

• Engage in an Argument from Evidence

• Ask Questions and Define Problems

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

During a buzzing lab session, Noah finds himself puzzled by a tricky experiment. What should he do?

• Wait until the lab is over to ask

• Whisper his question to Olivia sitting next to him

• Raise his hand and ask the instructor immediately

• Ignore the confusion and continue with the experiment

Select the word that means: a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem

• claim

• electrician

• engineer

• converter

Which step might be included when defining the problem?

• Listing criteria and constraints
• Research
• Testing a prototype
• Brainstorming

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

The first step of the engineering design

process, which defines the purpose,

criteria, and constraints of an

engineering solution.

• Engineering

• Defining the Problem

• Research

• Buster the Bunny

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

people disagreeing about scientific explanations (claims) using observed data (evidence) to justify their side of the argument

• science fiction

• scientific argument

• scientific augmentation

• slippery argument

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which of the following is a key component of the scientific method?

• Formulating a hypothesis

• Ignoring data

• Making assumptions

• Skipping experiments