Practice Slides (Google Slides) (PDF)

Student Worksheet (Google Doc) (PDF)

Mini-lesson Cards: Red block (Google Doc) (PDF); Used Calculator (Google Doc) (PDF); Tire Wear (Google Doc) (PDF);
Red-Breasted Tilapia (Google Doc) (PDF)

Construct a scientific explanation based on valid and reliable evidence and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

TERMS

• Cause - a thing that gives rise to an event

• Effect - an event

• Evidence - anything presented to support a claim

• Explanation - a logical reason for a phenomenon

• Phenomenon - observable events in the natural world (require explanations)

• Reasoning - the action of thinking about something in a logical way

• Scientific - based on the methods and principles of science

STANDARDS

MS-LS1-5 / MS-LS1-6 / MS-LS2-2 / MS-LS4-2 / MS-LS4-4 / MS-ESS1-4 / MS-ESS2-2 / MS-ESS3-1 / HS-PS1-2 / HS-PS1-5 / HS-LS1-1 / HS-LS1-6 / HS-LS2-3 / HS-LS4-2 / HS-LS4-4 / HS-ESS1-2 / HS-ESS1-6 / HS-ESS3-1

Observable Features of Student Performance