A: Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; The processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation.
B: The processes of science frequently do not correspond to the traditional portrayal of "the scientific method."
C: Scientific argumentation is a necessary part of scientific inquiry and plays an important role in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge.
D: Scientific knowledge is based on observation and inference; it is important to recognize that these are very different things. Not only does science require creativity in its methods and processes, but also in its questions and explanations.
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Students will differentiate between replication and repetition.
Students will explain why scientific investigations should be replicable.
Students will compare methods and/or results obtained in a scientific investigation.
Students will evaluate the use of repeated trials or replication in a scientific investigation. - Content Limits :
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None specified - Prior Knowledge :
Items may require the student to apply science knowledge described in the NGSSS from lower grades. This benchmark requires prerequisite knowledge from SC.3.N.1.2, SC.3.N.1.5, SC.4.N.1.2, SC.4.N.1.5, SC.5.N.1.3, and SC.5.N.2.2.
SC.6.N.1.2Explain why scientific investigations should be replicable.
SC.6.N.1.4 Discuss, compare, and negotiate methods used, results obtained, and explanations among groups of students conducting the same investigation.
SC.8.N.1.2 Design and conduct a study using repeated trials and replication.
- Test Item #: Sample Item 1
- Question:
The following statements were taken from the procedures of four different investigations.
the statement from which investigation is an example of repetition? - Difficulty: N/A
- Type: MC: Multiple Choice
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Learn to differentiate replication (by others) from repetition (multiple trials) in experimental design through the information and practice exercises in this interactive tutorial.
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Learn to differentiate replication (by others) from repetition (multiple trials) in experimental design through the information and practice exercises in this interactive tutorial.
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