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Last!Updated!8/26/2020!
ASET!Grade!Band!Criteria!4+"53%(65,317(89:;(<9=>?!
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Science!&!Engineering!Practices!
SEP!1:!Asking!Questions!and!Defining!Problems:!!Asking!questions!and!defining!problems!in!6-8!builds!on!K-5!experiences!and!progresses!to!specify!
relationships!between!variables,!clarifying!argu m ents!and !mod els.!!In!9-12!they!build!on!these!K-8!experiences!and!progress!to!formulating,!refining,!and!evaluating!
empirically!testable!questions!and!design!problems!using!models!and!simulations.
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By+the+end+of+the+grade+band+1'23%,'1+will+have+had+a+structured+opportunity+to+develop+an+understanding+of+each+of+these.++Individual+lessons+or+units+
should+include+opportu nities+for+1'23%,'1+to +prac tice+on e+or+m or e+of+the+follow ing +com p on ents+… …!
1) Ask!questions!based!
on!observations!
and/or!other!
appropriate!
informat ion !o f!a!
scientific!
phenomenon!
Students!will:!
a. generate!their!own!questions!that:!
i. are!based!on!observab le!evidence!an d!prior!kno w ledge !
ii. arise!from!careful!observation!of!phenomena,!models,!or!
unexpected!results!
!
b. generate!their!own!questions!to:!
i. clarify!and/or!seek!additional!information!
ii. clarify!and/or!refine!a!model,!an!explanation,!or!an!
engineering!problem!
Students!will:!
a. generate!their!own!questions!that:!
i. are!based!on!observable!evidence!and!prior!knowledge!
ii. arise!from!careful!observation!of!phenomena,!or!unexpected!
results!
iii. arise!from!examining!models!or!a!theory!
!
b. generate!their!own!questions!to:!
i. clarify!and/or!seek!additional!information!(and!
relationships)!
ii. clarify!and!refine!a!model,!an!explanation,!or!an!eng ineerin g!
problem!
2) Generate,!identify,!
and/or!evaluate!
questions!that!can!be!
systematically!
investigat ed !(i.e .,!
questions!that!are!
testable/investigable
/scientific)!
Students!generate!questions:
a. that!can!be!investigated!w ithin!the !scope !of!the!
classroom/school!laboratory,!outdoor!environment,!and!
museums!and!other!public!facilities!with!available!resources!
b. to!frame!a!hypothesis!ba sed !on!observations!and!scientific!
principles!
c. that!require!sufficient!and!appro priate!empirical!evidence!to!
answer!!
d. to!determine!relationships!betw e en!ind epe nd ent!an d!
dependent!variables!and!relationships!in !models!
!
Students!generate!questions:
a. that!can!be!investigated!w ithin!the !scope !of!the!
classroom/school!laboratory,!outdoor!environment,!and!
museums!and!other!public!facilities!with!available!resources!
b. to!frame!a!hypothesis!ba sed !on!observations,!scientific!
principles,!and!a!model!or!theory!
c. that!require!sufficient!and!appro priate!empirical!evidence!to!
answer!!
d. to!determine!relationships,!in c lu d in g!q u a n tita t ive !
relationships,!between!independent!and!dependent!variables!
and!relationships!in!models!
e. evaluate!a!question!to!determine!if!it!is!testable!and!relevant!
3) Ask!questions!that!
challenge!the!
premise!of!an!
argument!or!
interpreta tio n !o f!a!
data!set!*!
Students!ask!questions!that!challenge!and/or!clarify!the!
premise(s)!of!an!argument!or!the!interpretation!of!a!data!set.!!!
This!includes!considering!the!weight!and!relevance!of!evidence!
provided!for!a!claim!and!the!validity!of!data!being!used.!
Students!ask!and/or!evaluate!questions!that!challenge!and/or!
clarify!the!premise(s)!of!an!argument!or!the!interpretation!of!a!
data!set,!or!the!suitability!of!the!design.!
This!includes!considering!the!weight!and!relevance!of!evidence!
provided!for!a!claim!and!the!validity!of!data!being!used.!