6th Grade Science Standards - Embedded Inquiry

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

Links verified 5/19/2024

0607.Inq.1	Investigation - Design and conduct an open-ended scientific investigation to answer a question that includes a control and appropriate variables
0607.Inq.2	Tools and Techniques - Identify tools and techniques needed to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data collected from a moderately complex scientific investigation
0607.Inq.3	Use Evidence - Use evidence from a dataset to determine cause and effect relationships that explain a phenomenon
0607.Inq.4	Bias or Error - Review an experimental design to determine possible sources of bias or error, state alternative explanations, and identify questions for further investigation
0607.Inq.5	Explain Results - Design a method to explain the results of an investigation using descriptions, explanations, or models
State Performance Indicators
SPI 0607.Inq.1	Variables - Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and appropriate variables
SPI 0607.Inq.2	Tools and Procedures - Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex experiment
SPI 0607.Inq.3	Table or Graph - Interpret and translate data into a table, graph, or diagram
SPI 0607.Inq.4	Cause and Effect - Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence
SPI 0607.Inq.5	Faulty Interpretation - Identify a faulty interpretation of data that is due to bias or experimental error