5.SCI.2.D
Evaluate experimental and engineering designs.
Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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experimental designsengineering designsevaluation
Skills
- evaluate (experimental designs) #dok3
- evaluate (engineering designs) #dok3
- analyze (effectiveness of designs) #dok3
- justify (judgments about design quality) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can evaluate experimental designs to determine if they effectively answer a scientific question. #dok3
- I can evaluate engineering designs to determine if they are practical or solve the given problem. #dok3
- I can analyze strengths and weaknesses in a scientific or engineering design and make justified recommendations for improvement. #dok3
Big Ideas
- There are criteria and reasoning processes for evaluating how well experimental and engineering designs meet their intended purposes.
- Analyzing and evaluating scientific and engineering designs leads to improvements and deeper scientific understanding.
Essential Questions
- What makes an experimental or engineering design effective?
- How can we evaluate whether a design successfully solves a problem or answers a question?
- What criteria can be used to judge the quality of a design?
- How can identifying strengths and weaknesses in a design help us improve it?
- In what ways does evaluating designs contribute to scientific understanding and technological progress?