Developing and Using Models
Level 3
Modeling Causal Accounts
Practice Slides (Google Slides) (PDF)
Student Worksheet (Google Doc) (PDF)
Develop a model to provide a causal account for a phenomenon.
TERMS
Causal Account - a comprehensive explanation that outlines all the causes and mechanisms in a phenomena
Components - a part of a larger whole
Description - a given account in words
Develop - to build or create
Mechanism - the process by which an effect is produced
Model - a simplified representation of a system
Prediction - to say that an event will happen in the future
Relationship - interconnection between parts of a system
STANDARDS
MS-PS1-1 / MS-PS1-4 / MS-PS1-5 / MS-PS3-2 / MS-PS4-2 / MS-LS1-2 / MS-LS1-7 / MS-LS2-3 / MS-LS3-1 / MS-LS3-2 / MS-ESS1-1 / MS-ESS1-2 / MS-ESS2-1 / MS-ESS2-4 / MS-ESS2-6