Unit 1
Nature of Science
- SC.5.N.1.1 Define a problem, use appropriate reference materials to support scientific understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types such as: systematic observations, experiments requiring the identification of variables, collecting and organizing data, interpreting data in charts, tables, and graphics, analyze information, make predictions, and defend conclusions. (H)
- SC.5.N.1.2 Explain the difference between and experiment and other types of investigations. (M)
- SC.5.N.1.3 Recognize and explain the need for repeated experimental trials. (M)
- SC.5.N.1.4 Identify a control group and explain its importance in an experiment. (M)
- SC.5.N.2.1 Recognize and explain that science is grounded in empirical observations that are testable; explanation must always be linked with evidence. (M)
- SC.5.N.2.2 Recognize and explain that when scientific investigations are carried out, the evidence produced by those investigations should be replicable by others. (M)