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National Science Education Standards
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Inquiry
  • Ask a question about objects, organisms, events.
  • Plan and conduct a simple investigation.
  • Employ simple equipment/tools to gather data and extend senses.
  • Use data to conduct a reasonable explanation.
  • Use math in all aspects of scientific inquiry.
  • Scientists use different kinds of investigations depending on the questions they are trying to answer.
  • Simple instruments, such as magnifiers, thermometers, and rulers, provide more information than scientists obtain using only their senses.

Physical Science

  • Objects have observable properties that can be described and measured using tools, such as rulers, balances, and thermometers.
National Math Standards
  • Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates.
  • Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement.
  • Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.

 

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