S.2.2.C | TEKS Guide

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs.

Glossary Support for S.2.2.C

attributes

a quality, property, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

data

factual information (such as observations, measurements, or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation; often includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful

Supporting Information

Research

"Why Is Classifying and Sorting Important for Young Children?” (blog). Nesk Kids. (2019).
https://www.neskkids.com.au/blogs/news/classifying-and-sorting.

Summary: In “Why Is Classifying and Sorting Important for Young Children?”, the author explains that comparing two objects with common attributes helps children exercise decision-making and broadens their vocabulary by using descriptive words like "bigger," "brighter," etc.