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Investigating Practices
Investigating Practices
Asking Questions
Asking Questions
Scientific questions lead to explanations of how the natural world works and can be empirically tested using evidence.
Planning and Carrying out Investigations
Planning and Carrying out Investigations
An investigation is a systematic way to gather data about the natural world either in the field or in a laboratory setting.
Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking
Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking
Mathematical and computational thinking involves using tools and mathematical concepts to address a scientific question.
Sensemaking Practices
Sensemaking Practices
Developing and Using Models
Developing and Using Models
A model is an abstract representation of phenomena that is a tool used to predict or explain the world. Models can be represented as diagrams, 3-D objects, mathematical representations, analogies or computer simulations.
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Analyzing and interpreting data includes making sense of the data produced during investigations. Because patterns are not always obvious, this includes using a range of tools such as tables, graphs and other visualization techniques.
Constructing Explanations
Constructing Explanations
A scientific explanation is an explanatory account that articulates how or why a natural phenomenon occurs that is supported by evidence and scientific ideas.
Critiquing Practices
Critiquing Practices
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Scientific argumentation is a process that occurs when there are multiple ideas or claims (e.g. explanations, models) to discuss and reconcile. An argument includes a claim supported by evidence and reasoning as well as evaluates and critiques competing claims.
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information occurs through reading and writing texts as well as communicating orally. Scientific information needs to be critically evaluated and persuasively communicated as it supports the engagement in the other science practices.
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