ENVS.SCI.1.D

Use appropriate tools such as meter sticks, metric rulers, pipettes, graduated cylinders, standard laboratory glassware, balances, timing devices, pH meters or probes, various data collecting probes, thermometers, calculators, computers, internet access, turbidity testing devices, hand magnifiers, work and disposable gloves, compasses, first aid kits, binoculars, field guides, water quality test kits or probes, soil test kits or probes, 30 meter tape measures, tarps, shovels, trowels, screens, buckets, rock and mineral samples equipment, air quality testing devices, cameras, flow meters, Global Positioning System (GPS) units, Geographic Information System (GIS) software, computer models, densiometers, spectrophotometers, stereomicroscopes, compound microscopes, clinometers, field journals, various prepared slides, hand lenses, hot plates, Petri dishes, sampling nets, waders, leveling grade rods (Jason sticks), protractors, inclination and height distance calculators, samples of biological specimens or structures, core sampling equipment, and kick nets.

Environmental Systems · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022

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Vocabulary
appropriate toolsmeter sticksmetric rulerspipettesgraduated cylindersstandard laboratory glasswarebalancestiming devicespH metersdata collecting probesthermometerscalculatorscomputersinternet accessturbidity testing deviceshand magnifierswork glovesdisposable glovescompassesfirst aid kitsbinocularsfield guideswater quality test kitssoil test kits30 meter tape measurestarpsshovelstrowelsscreensbucketsrock and mineral samples equipmentair quality testing devicescamerasflow metersGlobal Positioning System (GPS) unitsGeographic Information System (GIS) softwarecomputer modelsdensiometersspectrophotometersstereomicroscopescompound microscopesclinometersfield journalsprepared slideshand lenseshot platesPetri dishessampling netswadersleveling grade rods (Jason sticks)protractorsinclination and height distance calculatorsbiological specimenscore sampling equipmentkick nets
Skills
  • select (appropriate scientific tools for investigations) #dok2
  • use (various scientific tools and equipment to gather data) #dok2
  • demonstrate (proper handling of scientific equipment) #dok2
  • differentiate (among scientific tools based on their function and application) #dok2
  • justify (the choice of tools for specific scientific investigations) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify a variety of tools used in environmental investigations. #dok1
  • I can list the functions of specific scientific equipment. #dok1
  • I can select appropriate tools for different types of environmental investigations. #dok2
  • I can use scientific tools and equipment to collect data safely and accurately. #dok2
  • I can explain why certain tools are suitable for specific investigative tasks. #dok2
  • I can justify the selection of tools for a given investigation based on their properties and the needs of the task. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Using the appropriate scientific tools is critical for collecting accurate and reliable environmental data.
  • The selection and proper use of specialized tools enable scientists to answer questions and solve problems effectively in a variety of settings.
Essential Questions
  • How do scientists decide which tools are appropriate for a given investigation?
  • Why is it important to use the correct equipment when conducting environmental investigations?
  • What are the risks and benefits of using specialized tools in field versus laboratory settings?
  • How can the misuse of tools affect the outcome of an environmental investigation?
  • In what ways do new technologies and tools improve scientific investigations in environmental systems?