New Brunswick – Science 6
Strand: Scientific Literacy
Big Idea: Sensemaking
Skill Descriptor:
Analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to construct explanations and conclusions.
Achievement Indicators:
Represent and organize titled and labelled collected data using drawings, digital technologies, simple text, tables and other graphical formats
Interpolate or extrapolate from patterns or trends in collected data
Classify and sort objects and events
Confirm the validity/reliability of tests and identify possible sources of errors
Confirm or refute hypotheses using collected data, other sources, and/or reliable media
Identify new questions that arise from scientific inquiry or new information
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Big Idea: Communication
Skill Descriptor:
Communicate procedure, result, and conclusion using a variety of media and working collaboratively.
Achievement Indicators:
Communicate procedures, results, and conclusions of scientific inquiry in a clear and logical order
Use science, mathematics, and technology language that others understand
Discuss observations and ideas from scientific inquiry, peers, educators, and/or guests
Support or refute hypotheses using evidence from data analysis
Communicate how problems were solved or can be solved
Suggest reasons if data does not follow general trends or expected relationships