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ASET!Science!&!Engineering!Practices!(SEP)!Tool:!Obtaining,!Evaluating,!and!Communicating!Information!
Name!or!ID:!
Lesson/Unit!Title:! Intended!grade:!
SEP!8!
Obtaining,!Evaluating,!and!Communicating!Information:!Scientists!and!engineers!must!be!able!to!communicate!clearly!and!persuasively!the!ideas!
and!methods!they!generate.!Critiquing!and!communicating!ideas!individually!and!in!groups!is!a!critical!professional!activity.!Communicating!information!
and!ideas!can!be!done!in!multiple!ways:!using!tables,!diagrams,!graphs,!models,!and!equations!as!well!as!orally,!in!writing,!and!through!extended!discussions.!
Scientists!and!engineers!employ!multiple!sources!to!obtain!information!that!is!used!to!evaluate!the!merit!and!validity!of!claims,!methods,!and!designs.
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Components!of!SEP!
In!this!lesson / un it!p lan ,!it!is!clea r!th at!
1'23%,'1!have!a!structured!opportunity!to:!
Mark!with!“x”!
if!present!in!
lesson!
What!teacher!actions!were!taken!
to!facilitate!this!comp on en t!for!
students?!!!
What!are!the!students!doing?!
1) Read,!summarize,!an d / o r !com pa re!grade-
appropriate!scientific!texts!and/or!other
reliable!media
2) Describe!and/or!integrate!informat ion !within
and!across!multiple!written!texts,!media
,
and/or!formats!(e.g.,!diagram s,!tables,!cha rts)
3) Synthesize!and!evaluate!scientific
informat ion !fro m!approp ria te !so urces
4) Communicate!scientific!and/or!technical
informat ion !c lea r ly !an d !p ers u a siv ely !in !w r itt en
and/or!oral!forms
Notes!on!Context/Special!Considerations!(part!of!school!year,!differentiation,!student!developmental!considera tions ,!etc.):!
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©2015!California!State!University!East!Bay!All!Rights!Reserved.!!Any!unauthorized!reprint!or!use!of!this!document!is!prohibited!under!federal!law.!!!"#$%&'()%*'(+%,(-./0!was!
supported!by!a!grant!to!the!California!State!University!East!Bay!by!the!National!Science!Foundation!Discovery!Research!K12,!Award!No.!DRL-1418440.!PI:!
michele.korb@csueastbay.edu!or!contact!corinne.lardy@csus.edu,!michelle.sinapuelas@csueastbay.e d u !!
Last!Updated!8/26/2020!
ASET!Grade!Band!Criteria!4+"53%(65,317(89:;(<9=>!
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K-2!Grade!Band!
3-5!Grade!Band!
1) Read,!summarize,!an d / o r !com pa re!
grade-appropriate!scientific!texts!
and/or!other!reliable!media!
Students,!with!tea c h e r!prompt s !a n d !s u pport,!read!
grade-appropriate!texts!and/or!use!media!to:!
a. obtain!scientific!and/or!technical!information!!
b. determine!patterns!in!and/or!evidence!about!the!
natural!and!designed!world(s)!
Students:!
a. read!and!comprehend!grade-appropriate!complex!
texts!and/or!other!reliable!m ed ia!to!sum m a rize!and !
obtain!scientific!and!technical!ideas!and!describe!
how!they!are!supported!by!evidence!
b. compare!and/or!combine!across!complex!texts!
and/or!other!reliable!media!to!support!the!
engagement!in!other!scientific!and/or!engineering!
practices!
2) Describe!and/or!integrate!informat ion !
within!and!across!multiple!written!
texts,!media,!an d / or!formats !(e.g.,!
diagrams,!tables,!charts)!
Students!use!prior!experiences!and!observations!to!
describe!how!images!(e.g.,!a!diagram!showing!how!a!
machine!works,!3D!Media ,!manipu latives)!suppo rt!a!
scientific!or!engineering!idea,!with!prompts!a n d !s u pport!
from!the!teac her.!
Including!K- 2!skills,!students!combine!inform ation!in!
written!text!with!that!contained!in!corresponding!
tables,!diagrams,!and/or!ch arts!to!sup po rt!the!
engagement!in!other!scientific!and/or!engineering!
practices!
3) Synthesize!and!evaluate!scientific!
informat ion !fro m!approp ria te !so urces!
Students,!with!tea c h e r!prompt s !a n d !s u pport:!
a. obtain!information!(or!evidence)!using!various!
texts,!text!features!(e.g.,!headings,!tables!of!conten ts,!
glossaries,!electronic!menus,!icons),!and!other!
media!that!will!be!useful!in!answering!a!scientific!
question!and/or!supporting!a!scientific!claim!
b. identify!which!sources!of!information!are!likely!to!
provide!scientific!information!(e.g.,!versus!opinion)!
Students!obtain!and!combine!information!from!books,!
and/or!other!media!from!a!credible!sou r ce !to!explain !
phenomena!or!solutions!to!a!design!problem!
4) Communicate!scientific!and/or!
technical!information!clearly!an d!
persuasively!in!written!and/or!oral!
forms!
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With!appropriate!scaffolds!and!teacher!support,!
students:!!
a. orally!communicate!information!or!design!ideas!
and/or!solutions!with!others!(including!video)!
b. use!models,!drawings,!writing,!or!numbers!to!
provide!detail!about!scientific!ideas,!practices,!
and/or!design!ideas!
Students!communicate!scientific!and/or!technical!
informat ion :!
a. in!written !for m a t s,!in clu d in g !va rio u s!fo rms!of!media !
and!may!include!tables,!diagrams,!and!charts!
b. using!literature!to!give!an!exam ple!of!ho w !science!is!
communicated!
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