Plan and carry out investigations that provide evidence in support of explanations.
^factors that could have impacted the results beyond human error.
Develop, revise, evaluate, select, and use models to represent and explain data, phenomena, relationships. *show with images, symbols, labels, colors and a key, not tell with words.
Construct, evaluate, and defend explanations/ arguments using appropriate and sufficient evidence and scientific reasoning, supported by multiple sources of evidence, including student- generated sources.
* includes correctly citing
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My claim clearly evaluates the relationships by making comparisons, or defining contradictions/nuances, without losing relevance.
I organize or combine pieces of evidence in a logical way to clearly connect all relationships stated in my claim.
My reasoning accounts for possible limitations or contradictions in the evidence in order to show an in-depth understanding of scientific principles.