Observing is the first action taken by the learner to acquire new information about an object or event. Opportunities for observation are developed through the use of a variety of scientific tools. Measurement allows observations to be quantified.
Observe and Measure - Observing is the first action taken by the learner to acquire new information about an object or event. Opportunities for observation are developed through the use of a variety of scientific tools. Measurement allows observations to be quantified. The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
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Observation
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2 - Observe (Objects)
2 - Measure (Objects)
2 - Measure (Events)
2 - Measure (Events)
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2 - I can observe quantitative information about objects.
2 - I can measure quantitative information about objects.
2 - I can observe quantitative information about events.
2 - I can measure quantitative information about events.
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A. Through the use of scientific tools, observations can be quantified resulting in new information in the form of measurements.
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A.1 What observations can I make of an object?
A.2 What observations can I make of an organism?
A.3 What observations can I make of an event?
A.4 How do I use a scientific tool to take a measurement?
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Use appropriate International System of Units (SI) (i.e., grams, meters, liters, degrees Celsius, and seconds) and SI prefixes (i.e., micro-, milli-, centi-, and kilo-) when measuring objects and/or events.
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System International Units
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1 - Determine (Unit)
1 - Identify (Unit prefix)
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1 - I can determine the best SI prefix to use for a measurement.
1 - I can identify the correct unit for a measurement.
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A. Measuring the world using standardized units of measurements is necessary for correctly communicating quantities.
B. Using prefixes based on powers of ten simplifies measurement.
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A.1 How are quantity measurements determined?
B.1 What prefixes is best to communicate a given measurement?
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Use appropriate tools with accuracy and precision (e.g., metric ruler, graduated cylinder, thermometer, balance, spring scale, stopwatch, probeware, graphing calculators, digital cameras, computer simulations) when measuring objects and/or events.
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3 - Use (Tools)
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1 - I can use measurement tools with accuracy.
1 - I can use measurement tools with precision.
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A. Various measuring tools may be used to make observations of objects, and/or events.
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A.1 How are quantities determined using a measurement tool?
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Identify qualitative and quantitative changes given conditions (e.g., temperature, mass, volume, time, position, length) before, during, and after an event.
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Changes
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1 - Identify (Qualitative changes)
1 - Identify (Quantitative changes)
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1 - I can identify qualitative changes before, during, after an event.
1 - I can identify quantitative changes before, during, after an event.
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A. Through qualitative and quantitative observations we can discover what happens when an event occurs.
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A.1 For a given event, what conditions should be observed?
A.2 How do conditions change before, during, and after an event?
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