Safety and Scientific Practices

Niko wrote down the steps of his helicopter investigation  

 

carefully.  Then he followed each step to complete the  

 

investigation. Which scientific practice is described?

• Ask questions

• plan and do the investigation

• record data

• review and think about your data

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Niko looked at what he found during the  

 

helicopter investigation and made conclusions about which helicopter spun the

fastest.

• Explanations

• Ask questions

• Review and think about the data

• Record data

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Niko thought to himself “Which helicopter will spin the fastest?;   the large one or the small one?” 

• Ask questions

• Construct explanations

• Plan and do your investigation

• Record data

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Niko created a data table and wrote down what he observed during his investigation.  

• Construct explanations

• Record data

• Ask questions

• Plan and do the investigation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Niko wrote his scientific claim, and supported his claim with his evidence. 

• Review and think about the data

• Record data

• Construct scientific explanation

• Ask questions

Observe or measure?

• Observe

• Measure

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Observe or Measure?

• Observe

• Measure

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NGSS.3-PS2-2

NGSS.5-PS1-2

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Observe or Measure

• Observe

• Measure

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Observe or Measure

• Observe

• Measure

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

You have been injured in the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -

• apply first aid yourself

• tell the teacher at once

• see a doctor after school