SCI.SEP1: Students ask questions and define problems, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

SCI.SEP1.A: Asking Questions

SCI.SEP1.A.3-5: Students ask questions that specify qualitative relationships. This includes the following:

SCI.SEP1.A.3-5.1: Ask questions about what would happen if a variable is changed.

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SCI.SEP1.A.3-5.3: Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable outcomes based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships.

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SCI.SEP2: Students develop and use models, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

SCI.SEP2.A: Developing Models

SCI.SEP2.A.3-5: Students build and revise simple models and use models to represent events and design solutions. This includes the following:

SCI.SEP2.A.3-5.3: Develop a model using an analogy, example, or abstract representation to describe a scientific principle or design solution.

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SCI.SEP3: Students plan and carry out investigations, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

SCI.SEP3.A: Planning and Conducting Investigations

SCI.SEP3.A.3-5: Students plan and carry out investigations that control variables and provide evidence to support explanations or design solutions. This includes the following:

SCI.SEP3.A.3-5.2: Evaluate appropriate methods and tools for collecting data.

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SCI.SEP3.A.3-5.4: Make predictions about what would happen if a variable changes.

Effect of Environment on New Life Form
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SCI.SEP4: Students analyze and interpret data, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

SCI.SEP4.A: Analyze and Interpret Data

SCI.SEP4.A.3-5: Students begin to use quantitative approaches to collect data and conduct multiple trials of qualitative observations. (When possible, digital tools should be used.) This includes the following:

SCI.SEP4.A.3-5.1: Represent data in tables or various graphical displays (bar graphs, pictographs, and pie charts) to reveal patterns that indicate relationships.

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SCI.SEP4.A.3-5.2: Analyze and interpret data to make sense of phenomena, using logical reasoning, mathematics, or computation.

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SCI.SEP5: Students use mathematics and computational thinking, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

SCI.SEP5.A: Qualitative and Quantitative Data

SCI.SEP5.A.3-5: Students extend quantitative measurements to a variety of physical properties, using computation and mathematics to analyze data and compare alternative design solutions. This includes the following:

SCI.SEP5.A.3-5.2: Describe, measure, estimate, and/or graph quantities such as area, volume, weight, and time to address scientific and engineering questions and problems.

Determining a Spring Constant
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Estimating Population Size
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SCI.SEP6: Students construct explanations and design solutions, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

SCI.SEP6.B: Design Solutions

SCI.SEP6.B.3-5: Students use evidence to create multiple solutions to design problems. This includes the following:

SCI.SEP6.B.3-5.1: Apply scientific ideas to solve design problems.

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SCI.SEP8: Students will obtain, evaluate and communicate information, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.

SCI.SEP8.A: Obtain, Evaluate, and Communicate Information

SCI.SEP8.A.3-5: Students evaluate the merit and accuracy of ideas and methods. This includes the following:

SCI.SEP8.A.3-5.3: Combine information in written text with that contained in corresponding tables, diagrams, or charts to support the engagement in other scientific and engineering practices.

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