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ASET!Science!&!Engineering!Practices!(SEP)!Tool:!Planning!and!Carrying!out!Investigations!
Name!or!ID:!
Lesson/Unit!Title:!
Intende d!g ra de :!
SEP!3!
Planning!and!Carrying!out!Investigations:!Scientists!and!engineers!plan!and!carry!out!investigations!in!the!field!or!laboratory,!working!
collaboratively!as!well!as!individually.!!Their!investigations!are!systematic!and!require!clarifying!what!counts!as!data!and!identifying!var iab le s!o r!
parameters.!!Engineering!investigations!identify!the!effectiveness,!efficiency,!and!durability!of!designs!under!different!conditions.
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Components!of!SEP!
In!this!lesson / un it!p lan ,!it!is!clea r!th at!
1'23%,'1!have!a!structured!opportunity!to:!
Mark!with!“x”!
if!present!in!
lesson!
What!teacher!actions!were!taken!
to!facilitate!this!comp on en t!for!
students?!!!
What!are!the!students!doing?!
1) Identify!the!ph e no m e no n ! to !be!inve stigated
and!purpose!of!the!investigation
2) Take!appropriate!parameters!into!account
when!planning!how!to!investigate!a!scientific
question!or!test!a!design!solution
3) Make!predictions!and/or!hypotheses!about
the!outcome!of!an!inve stigation*
4) Conduct!an!investigation
5) Collect!data!to!answer!a!scien tific!question !or
test!a!design!solution
6) Evaluate!and/or!revise!an!experimental
design
Notes!on!Context/Special!Considerations!(part!of!school!year,!differentiation,!student!developmental!considera tions ,!etc.):!
*This!component!is!based!on!crite ria !re q u ire d!a t!th e !K-2!and!3-5!grade!band.!!Making!predictions/hypothesis!may!happen!at!the!start!of!an!experiment!or
towards!the!end!de pen ding !on!the !level!of!expe rience !stude nts!ha ve!w ith!the !conten t
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supported!by!a!grant!to!the!California!State!University!East!Bay!by!the!National!Science!Foundation!Discovery!Research!K12,!Award!No.!DRL-1418440.!PI:!
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Last!Updated!8/26/2020!
ASET!Grade!Band!Criteria!4+"53%(65,317(89:;(<9=>(
Science!&!Engineering!Practices!
SEP!3:!Planning!and!Carrying!out!Investigations:!!Planning!and!carrying!out!investigations!to!answer!questions!or!test!solutions!to!problems!in!K–!2!builds!
on!prior!experiences!and!progresses!to!simple!investigations,!based!on!fair!tests,!which!provide!data!to!support!explanations!or!design!solutions.!!In!3-5!they!build!
on!K-2!experiences!and!progresses!to!include!investigat ion s !th at !co n tr ol!v a ria b le s!a n d!p ro v id e!e vid e n ce !to !su p p or t!e xp la n a tio n s!o r!d es ig n !sol u tio n s .!! !
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K-2!Grade!Band!
3–5!Grade!Band!
1) Identify!the!phe nomenon!to!
be!investigated!and!purpose!of!
the!investigation!
Students:!
a. identify!and!describe!the!phenomenon!under!investigation!
(from!a!given!investigation!plan!or!for!a!pla n!they !will!design )!
b. describe!the!purpose!of!the!investigation!
Students!identify!and!d es cr ib e: !
a. the!phenomenon!under!investigation!(from!a!given!
investigation!p la n !o r!fo r!a !p lan !t he y !w ill !d es ign )!
b. the!purpose!of!the!investigation!
2) Take!appropriate!parameters!
into!accou n t!when!planning!
how!to!investigate!a!scientific!
question!or!test!a!design!
solution!
Students!plan!a!simple!investigation!that!takes!into!consideration!if!
the!design!is!based!on!fair!tests.!!As!part!of!planning!students!
describe!what!they!are!investigatin g!a n d !k ey !fea tu r es !to !co n sid e r.!
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In!Kinder!this!is!done!with!guidance!from!the!teacher!
Students:!
a. plan!an!investigat ion !to!an sw er!a!scientific!qu estion !or!test!a!
design!solution,!collaboratively!with!peers.!!In!the!design!
they!consider:!
i. will!the!data!produced!be!useful!as!evidence!
ii. are!they!using!fair!tests!!
iii. which!variables!are!controlled!!
iv. the!number!of!trials!needed!
b. individually!will!describe!the!key!features!of!the!plan!and!what!
materials!will!be!used!
3) Make!predictions!and/or!
hypotheses!about!the!outcome!
of!an!investigation*!
Students!make!relevant!predictions:!
a. based!on!prior!experiences!
b. specifying!the!outcome!and!reasons!
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Students!make!relevant!predictions:!
a. about!what!would!happen!if!a!variable!changes!!
b. based!on!prior!experiences!and/or!observed!patterns!
c. specifying!the!outcome!and!reasons!!!
4) Conduct!an!investigation!
Students!conduct!a!sim ple!inv estiga tion!(co llabora tively!w ith!
peers)!based!on!the!plan!they!developed!to:!
a. produce!data!as!evidence!!
b. answer!a!scientific!question!
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In!Kinder!this!is!done!w ith!gu idan ce !from !the !teach er!
Students!collaboratively!conduct!an!investigation!to!answer!a!
scientific!question!or!test!a!design!solution:!
according!to!the!investigation!plan!they!developed!
to!produce!data!as!evidence!
using!fair!tests!!
in!which!varia b les !a re !co n tro lle d !!
in!which!the!n u mber!of!trials!are!considered!
5) Collect!data!to!answer!a!
scientific!question!or!test!a!
design!solution#
Students!make!observations!(firsthand!or!from!media)!and/or!
measurements!to:!!!
a. collect!data!that!can!be!used!to!make!comparisons!
b. determine!if!a!propos ed !o b jec t,!to ol ,!or!s o lu tion !s ol ve s!a !
problem!or!meets!a!goal!
Students!make!observations!and/or!measurements!to:!
a. serve!as!the!basis!for!evidence!for!an!explanation!of!a!
phenomenon!or!test!a!design!solution!
b. test!two!different!models!of!the!same!proposed!object,!tool,!or!
process!to!determine!which!better!meets!criteria!for!success.!
6) Evaluate!and/or!revise!an!
experimental!design#
Students!evaluate!(i.e.!compare!and!determine!w hich !is!better)!
different!ways!of!observing!and/or!measuring!a!phenomenon!to!
determine!which!way!can!answer!a!question.!
Students!evaluate!methods!and/or!tools!for!collecting!data!to!
determine!the!most!appropriate.!!!