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6 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.
Over-All Rating: Moderate coverage of this concept.
| Five of the nine standards are covered in-depth. |
Features that help student learning:
FOSS modules provide multiple opportunities for students to explore and develop Investigation and Experimentation skills and knowledge. In each module, students have an in-depth opportunity to design and conduct their own investigation. The Investigations have a coherent structure such that an activity builds upon preceding experiences and leads naturally into the next set of activities.
Features that do not help student learning:
Standard 6a (classification) has limited treatment. Investigations provide limited opportunities to learn grade 5 Physical, Life, and Earth Science content while developing and learning the Investigation and Experimentation skills.
Ratings for Standards - FOSS:
| 6 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. |
Moderate |
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| 6a Classify objects (e.g., rocks, plants, leaves) in accordance with appropriate criteria. |
Limited |
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| 6b Develop a testable question. |
Moderate |
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| 6c Plan and conduct a simple investigation based on a student-developed question and write instructions that others can follow to carry out the procedure. |
Moderate |
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| 6d Identify the dependent and controlled variables in an investigation. |
In-Depth |
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| 6e Identify a single independent variable in a scientific investigation and explain how this variable can be used to collect information to answer a question about the results of the experiment. |
In-Depth |
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| 6f Select appropriate tools (e.g., thermometers, meter sticks, balances, and graduated cylinders) and make quantitative observations. |
Moderate |
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| 6g Record data by using appropriate graphic representations (including charts, graphs, and labeled diagrams) and make inferences based on those data. |
In-Depth |
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| 6h Draw conclusions from scientific evidence and indicate whether further information is needed to support a specific conclusion. |
In-Depth |
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| 6i Write a report of an investigation that includes conducting tests, collecting data or examining evidence, and drawing conclusions. |
In-Depth |
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