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Scientific Investigation & Reasoning

5th Grade

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.2.a

describe, plan, and implement simple experimental investigations testing one variable;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.2.b

ask well defined questions, formulate testable hypotheses, and select and use appropriate equipment and technology;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.2.c

collect and record information using detailed observations and accurate measuring;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.2.d

analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct (observable) and indirect (inferred) evidence;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.2.e

demonstrate that repeated investigations may increase the reliability of results;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.2.f

communicate valid conclusions in both written and verbal forms; and

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.2.g

construct appropriate simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts using technology, including computers, to organize, examine, and evaluate information.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.3.a

analyze, evaluate, and critique scientific explanations by using evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): SCIENCE.5.1.a

ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): SCIENCE.5.1.b

use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive and simple experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): SCIENCE.5.1.e

collect observations and measurements as evidence;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): SCIENCE.5.1.f

construct appropriate graphic organizers used to collect data, including tables, bar graphs, line graphs, tree maps, concept maps, Venn diagrams, flow charts or sequence maps, and input-output tables that show cause and effect; and

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): SCIENCE.5.3.a

develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models;

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): SCIENCE.5.3.b

communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats; and

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): SCIENCE.5.3.c

listen actively to others' explanations to identify relevant evidence and engage respectfully in scientific discussion.

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