Scientific Investigation and Engineering Practices

Asking questions & Defining problems

• Practice of observing a phenomenon to spark a scientific investigation.

• An interpretation of things that we observe

• An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Developing and using models

• A testable prediction

• Information obtained through the senses

• Practice of making simplified representations of something to help us understand a complex concept.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Planning and carrying out investigations

• The act of thinking about something in a logical way

• Practice of carefully designing experiments to answer very specific questions about a phenomenon.

• Practice of using measurement and calculations to help construct explanations.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Analyzing and interpreting data

• Practice of examining your results to show a relationship between the information gathered and the question/hypothesis

• A limitation or condition that must be satisfied by a design

• A conclusion that can be supported by evidence and reasoning

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Using Math and Computation

• An observable event which can lead to a scientific investigation

• Practice of using measurement and calculations to help construct explanations

• A limitation or condition that must be satisfied by design

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Constructing explanations and designing solutions

• Practice of using measurement and calculations to help construct explanations

• Practice of applying what was learned in an investigation to explain a phenomenon or solve a problem.

• An observation that .deals with a number or an amount.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Engaging in argument from evidence

• Practice of making a claim, then using data and reading to support that claim

• An interpretation of things that we observe

• Practice of carefully designing experiments to answer very specific questions about a phenomenon.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

• Practice of making a claim, then using data and reading to support that claim.

• The act of thinking about something in a logical way.

• Practice of gathering information from reliable sources and sharing it with others.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Phenomenon

• An observable event which can lead to a scientific investigation.

• An observation that deals with a number or an amount.

• A limitation or condition that must be satisfied by a design.

Observation

• An observation that deals with a number or amount

• Information obtained through the senses.

• An interpretation of things that we observe

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3