EQ1 How do science and engineering impact your life?

EQ2  Why should you always keep wondering?

EQ3 Why is it important to know what things are made of?

EQ4 What conditions create a change?

their learning to evaluate a scientific claim, construct explanations and/or design solutions.  

Inquiry progresses through a continuous process of questioning, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

Methods, models, and conclusions built from investigations change as new observations are made.

Science is the method of observation and investigation used to understand the natural world.

Matter can be described, organized, and classified for understanding the world.

Matter has physical properties that can be measured and observed using tools.

Characteristics of objects make them useful. 

Matter can be changed/manipulated but cannot be created or destroyed.

science begins with asking a question.

tools are used to enhance observations and are selected carefully based on the question to be answered or the problem to be solved.

certain types of questions can be answered by investigations

scientists give reasons (evidence) for their claims and conclusions and consider reasons given by others.

observations are made from multiple positions to achieve a variety of perspectives and are repeated to ensure accuracy.

scientists develop ideas based on evidence and change ideas when new evidence becomes available or the old evidence is viewed in a different way.

solutions are a special type of mixture and  the ingredients in a solution are spread out evenly in every part of the mixture.

different methods can be used to separate the substances of a mixture.

a mixture is a combination of two or more ingredients that can be separated by physical means.

using evidence to develop descriptions and explanations.

making predictions based on observable patterns.

measuring using the metric system.

safely using the appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.

designing and conducting an investigation.

communicating scientific explanations and valid conclusions.

reading texts and/or using media to obtain information.

comparing and contrasting various types of matter based on their physical properties.

comparing and contrasting mixtures including solutions.