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Science.5.1.B

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The student is expected to use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive and simple experimental investigation and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;

A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”

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SCIENCE.5.1.B — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

Previous grade
S.K.1.B

use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;

S.1.1.B

use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;

S.2.1.B

use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;

S.3.1.B

use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;

S.4.1.B

use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;

S.5.1.B
use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive and simple experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
S.6.1.B
use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
S.7.1.B
use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
S.8.1.B
use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
IPC.1.B
apply scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
CHEM.1.B
apply scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
PHYS.1.B
apply scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations, and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
AQUA.1.B
apply scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
ASTRO.1.B
apply scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
EARTH.1.B
apply scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
ENVIR.1.B
apply scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
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SCIENCE.5.1.B — Breakout of skills

Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.

The student is expected to
use engineering practices to design solutions to problems
use scientific practices to
conduct
descriptive investigations
simple experimental investigations
plan
descriptive investigations
simple experimental investigations

Cross-curricular Connections

The cross-curricular connections are designed to help educators make content connections between the science TEKS and math, English language arts and reading, social studies, and technology applications. The standards below illustrate alignment between grade level content areas which may help educators develop cross-curricular lessons. These connections do not represent all possible connections that might be made.
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Math

Math.5.B use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution

Social Studies

SS.5.26.B use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

English Language Arts and Reading

ELAR.5.6.B generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information

ELAR.5.6.C make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures

ELAR.5.6.F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding

Technology Applications

TA.5.1.C  design and create an outline collaboratively that documents a problem, possible solutions, and an expected timeline for the development of a coded solution

TA.5.3.B apply an appropriate design process that includes components to generate multiple solutions for an authentic problem and develop original products

TA.5.5.A identify and collect quantitative and qualitative data with digital tools

TA.5.6.A use digital tools to analyze and transform data and make inferences to answer questions

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