Using evidence to answer questions
Identify differences, similarities, or changes related to scientific ideas and use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or support findings
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“When your child looks at their experiment results, can they spot patterns — like things that are similar, different, or changing — and use the evidence to back up their answer?”
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- Activity. Identify differences, similarities, or changes related to scientific ideas and use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or support findings
What to notice. Identify at least one pattern (similarity, difference, or trend) in a set of scientific data • Explain how the pattern relates to the scientific idea being investigated • Use specific data points as evidence when answering a scientific question
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When your child looks at their experiment results, can they spot patterns — like things that are similar, different, or changing — and use the evidence to back up their answer?
Identify differences, similarities, or changes related to scientific ideas and use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or support findings
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- Identify at least one pattern (similarity, difference, or trend) in a set of scientific data
- Explain how the pattern relates to the scientific idea being investigated
- Use specific data points as evidence when answering a scientific question
“When your child looks at their experiment results, can they spot patterns — like things that are similar, different, or changing — and use the evidence to back up their answer?”
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- Meta
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Scientific Inquiry
- Age range
- Ages 7–9
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