5.SCI.1.D
Use tools, including calculators, microscopes, hand lenses, metric rulers, Celsius thermometers, prisms, concave and convex lenses, laser pointers, mirrors, digital scales, balances, spring scales, graduated cylinders, beakers, hot plates, meter sticks, magnets, collecting nets, notebooks, timing devices, materials for building circuits, materials to support observations of habitats or organisms such as terrariums and aquariums, and materials to support digital data collection such as computers, tablets, and cameras to observe, measure, test, and analyze information.
Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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Skills
- select (appropriate scientific tools) #dok1
- use (scientific tools to observe, measure, test, and analyze) #dok2
- collect (information using tools) #dok2
- analyze (data gathered with appropriate tools) #dok3
- evaluate (the appropriateness of a tool for a given scientific task) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify and name tools used in scientific investigations. #dok1
- I can describe the function of common scientific tools. #dok1
- I can use specific tools to measure or observe during an investigation. #dok2
- I can select the correct scientific tool for a task based on what needs to be observed or measured. #dok2
- I can organize and record information collected from scientific tools. #dok2
- I can analyze measurement data collected using various scientific tools. #dok3
- I can justify my choice of tools for a given investigation. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Accurate scientific investigations rely on the appropriate selection and use of tools.
- Different scientific tools are essential for observing, measuring, testing, and analyzing information in investigations.
Essential Questions
- Why is it important to choose the appropriate scientific tool for an investigation?
- How do different tools help us observe, measure, test, and analyze information?
- What information can we gather using various scientific tools, and how does this affect our understanding?
- How do we decide which tool is best for a particular science task or question?
- What might happen if the wrong tool is used during a scientific investigation?