In order to meet this standard, it is expected that students will

• use classification keys to identify rocks, minerals, and organisms.

• select and use the appropriate instruments, including centimeter rulers, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, balances, stopwatches, and thermometers for making basic measurements.

• make reasonable estimations of length, mass, volume, and elapsed time.

• measure length, mass, volume, and temperature using metric measures. This includes millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers, grams, kilograms, milliliters, liters, and degrees Celsius.

• use a testable question to form a hypothesis as cause and effect (e.g., ―if…, then…‖) statement.

• analyze the variables in a simple experiment and identify the independent and dependent variables, and the constants.

• collect, record, analyze, and report data, using charts and tables, and translate numerical data into bar or line graphs. make predictions based on trends in data. This requires the recognition of patterns and trends and determination of what those trends may represent.

• make inferences and draw conclusions.

• distinguish between inferences and conclusions.

• construct a physical model to clarify an explanation, demonstrate a relationship, or solve a need.

To practice this skill, we wanted to provide scholars with several websites that include different games that focus on this particular skill. Most websites should not require sign-ups. If a sign-up is requires, you can choose to sign your scholar up or move on to the next available site. To access the practice games please click the buttons located below - this will take you to the designated site.