UNIT DESCRIPTION: Students will be able to conduct fair tests to answer questions using measurement tools and communicate procedures and results.
SCI.5.7.1.A
SCI.5.7.1.B
SCI.5.7.1.C
- Formulate testable questions and explanations (hypotheses)
- Recognize the characteristics of a fair and unbiased test
- Conduct a fair test to answer a question
- Make suggestions for reasonable improvements or extensions of a fair test
SCI.5.7.1.B
- Make qualitative observations using the five senses
- Determine the appropriate tools and techniques to collect data
- Use a variety of tools and equipment to gather data (e.g., hand lenses, magnets, thermometers, metric rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, spring scales)
- Measure length to the nearest centimeter, mass to the nearest gram, volume to the nearest milliliter, temperature to the nearest degree Celsius, force/weight to the nearest Newton
- Compare amounts/measurements
- Judge whether measurements and computation of quantities are reasonable
SCI.5.7.1.C
- Use quantitative and qualitative data as support for reasonable explanations
- Use data as support for observed patterns and relationships, and to make predictions to be tested
- Evaluate the reasonableness of an explanation
- Analyze whether evidence supports proposed explanations
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Scientific Theory and Evidence (video)
Scientific Methods (video)
Identify Outcomes and Make Predictions (video)
Investigations to Collect Data
KEYWORDS
scientific theory / scientific method / hypothesis / conclusion / observation / experiment / data
prediction / outcome / experiment / length / volume / observation / mass / weight
Scientific Theory and Evidence (video)
Scientific Methods (video)
Identify Outcomes and Make Predictions (video)
Investigations to Collect Data
KEYWORDS
scientific theory / scientific method / hypothesis / conclusion / observation / experiment / data
prediction / outcome / experiment / length / volume / observation / mass / weight
Presentation slides
scientific_methods.pptx | |
File Size: | 804 kb |
File Type: | pptx |