Irvin PM

What is this whole story mostly about?

• Going directly from observation to conclusion is called non-scientific thinking.

• The scientific method is a way of thinking that helps you to avoid drawing incorrect conclusions.

• Non-scientific thinking happens all the time.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?

• People in ancient times believed that the sun travels around the earth.

• People in ancient times knew that the earth was round.

• People in ancient times didn’t try to explain the world around them.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?

• In the example, observation proved that eating a candy bar made a sick stomach feel better.

• In the example, there could be several reasons your sick stomach felt better after you ate a candy bar.

• In the example, there is only one explanation for why a sick stomach would feel better after you ate a candy bar.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?

• In the example, you could test your hypothesis by not eating a candy bar the next time you have a sick stomach.

• In the example, you could test your hypothesis by eating a different kind of candy bar the next time you have a sick stomach.

• In the example, you could test your hypothesis by eating a candy bar the next time you have a sick stomach.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is another small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting?

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

A company donates 935 pencils to a school. The pencils are divided evenly among 9 classrooms. The rest of the pencils are given to the library. How many pencils were donated to each classroom and to the library?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Manny owns 83 sets of basketball cards. Each set has exactly 504 cards. What is the total number of basketball cards Manny owns?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

Ginny paid $4.16 for a sandwich. She paid $0.95 for a piece of fruit. What is the total amount Ginny paid for the sandwich and fruit?

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

The average temperature in Lincoln in July is 85 degrees. Last Wednesday, it was 90 degrees. Today it was 15 degrees cooler than last Wednesday. What was the temperature today?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

I am ordering three books online. The first book costs $21.95, the second book costs $4.95, and the third book costs $5.95. Postage and handling cost $3.50 no matter how many books I order. Since I don’t have to pay sales tax, how much will my total cost be?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3