Scientific and engineering practices

6.1(G)

Building and Using Science Models

Develop and use models to represent phenomena, systems, processes, or solutions to engineering problems.

Part of The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models

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Intro

What You Will Learn

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to develop a model and use it to explain something in science or to test a solution to an engineering problem. A model is a simplified version of something real. It helps you think about it, explain it, or make predictions.