Standards with the same topic and subject but for other grades
construct, use, and/or present an argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning
construct, use, and/or present an oral and written argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning
construct, use, and/or present an argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning
construct, use, and/or present an oral and written argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning
use a variety of graphical methods to display data; create an appropriate graph for a given set of data; and select the proper type of graph for a given set of data, identify and label the axes, and plot the data points.
construct arguments supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning
construct appropriate graphs, using data sets from investigations. This requires the student to recognize that a line graph is most appropriate for reporting continuous or real-time data. This also requires a student to comprehend that points along the line that are not actual data points can be used to make predictions. Students should be able to interpret and analyze these graphs.
develop conclusions based on a data set and verify whether the data set truly supports the conclusion. This requires students to cite references to the data that specifically support their conclusions.
Analysis of observed results of systematic investigations includes construction and interpretation of graphs. Such interpretation can be used to make predictions about the behavior of the dependent variable in other situations and to explore potential sources of error in the experiment. This analysis can be used to support conclusions about the results of the investigation.
Systematic investigations require organized reporting of data. The way the data are displayed can make it easier to see important patterns, trends, and relationships. Frequency distributions, scatterplots, line plots, and histograms are powerful tools for displaying and interpreting data.