Reporting Cluster: Scientific Inquiry and Process Skills
Topic / Knowledge: / Assessments:
Scientific Investigative Skills / 4 / In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond the target.
3
Proficient / Students demonstrate the ability to:
- design, conduct and evaluate the validity of a scientific experimentincluding:
formulate a testable hypothesis and demonstrate the logical connections between a hypothesis and the design of an experiment
collect accurate data
use evidence (data), apply logic, and construct an argument for their proposed explanations.
determine appropriate display of data (graph, chart, data table, etc.)
- effectively communicate and support scientific conclusions
2 / Students will recognize or recall:
Specific vocabulary such as:
hypothesis, observation, inference, conclusion, graph, prediction, model, dependent variable, independent variable, control variable, experiment, reliability
Basic knowledge such as:
- how to design and conduct a scientific experiment including:
how to formulate a testable hypothesis
collect relevant data from an experiment
use data to support a conclusion
represent data graphically
- how to communicate scientific information
1 / Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge.
Reporting Cluster: Scientific Inquiry and Process Skills
Topic Knowledge: Assessments
Scientific Tool Use and Measurement / 4 / In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond the target.
3
Proficient / Students demonstrate they have the ability to:
- make a measurement and evaluate its accuracy and precision
- convert units within and between systems
- organize collected data in a systematic way for evaluation
2 / Students will recognize or recall:
Specific vocabulary such as:
units, variable, accuracy, precision, metric system, English system
Basic knowledge such as:
- how to choose an appropriate tool to measure content specific quantities
- metric units of measurement (kg, m, s,) and how to convert units within the metric system
- how to collect data using a variety of tools.
1 / Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge.
Suggested Instructional Resources
Sample Learner Objectives / Topic / Web Resources – websites or resources on / Labs / PBL Ideas
(projects) / Textbook Resources
I can distinguish among and make qualitative and quantitative observations.
I can recognize and design a fair experiment to test a scientific question.
I can demonstrate proper safety procedures.
I can create an appropriate scientific graph using a given data set.
I can recognize and generate logical inferences based on observations.
I can analyze a given data set to recognize and produce a valid conclusion.
I can communicate scientific inquiry and findings in a clear and fair way. / Scientific Investigative Skills
I can convert between common units within the metric system.
I can measure length, volume and mass using appropriate equipment. / Scientific Tool Use and Measurement