Big Ideas & Phenomena
What real-world phenomenon are we trying to explain in this unit?
How do plants build their food molecules?
What is a model in science?
What is a drawn diagram with labels that represents scientific information on a different scale?
Why do scientists use models?
What is data?
What is scientific evidence collected from an investigation?
What does it mean to make a claim?
What is a statement about science information?
Why do scientists start a unit by observing a phenomenon?
What is real-life application?
What does matter mean in science?
Name one type of model used in this unit
What is: our initial models on how fruit or vegetable plants grow?
Why do scientists collect data during investigations?
What is: scientists need data to use as evidence to support claims?
What is scientific reasoning?
What is: Reasoning explains how your evidence supports the claim and why it is important?
How does a phenomenon help guide investigations?
What is meant by energy transfer?
What is: energy transfers from the sun to the plants?
What should a good scientific model include?
What are diagrams, labels, color-coding, etc?
What is one way we collected data in this unit?
What is an air meter to measure CO2 and water vapor?
How are claims, evidence, and reasoning connected?
How did the phenomenon connect the lessons we've done together so far?
What is: maple trees are plants that produce sugar for maple water and maple syrup?
What does system mean in Earth science?
What is multiple parts working together toward the same goal/function?
Why do models change over time?
What is: scientists include more information that is learned over time?
How can data support or challenge an explanation?
What is: data can prove a claim correct or incorrect?
Why might two scientists disagree using the same data?
What is: scientists can interpret data differently and make varying inferences?
Explain how evidence helps us revise explanations of the phenomenon
What is scientists need evidence to support their claims about phenomena?
Explain the difference between evidence and opinion
What is: evidence is accurate data drawn from a scientific investigation, and an opinion is that scientist's own thoughts about information
How did a model help explain what we couldn’t see directly?
What is: a model can help explain microscopic or macro concepts we can't see with the naked eye?
Why is it important to use multiple pieces of data?
What is: more data increases frequency and accuracy of information?
How has your thinking about plants shifted since we started this unit?
What is: plants do not need soil to grow, plants get matter/energy from different sources, and/or plants create their own food molecules through internal processes.