Scientific and engineering practices
7.1(D)Using Science Tools Correctly
Use appropriate tools such as graduated cylinders, metric rulers, periodic tables, balances, scales, thermometers, temperature probes, laboratory ware, timing devices, pH indicators, hot plates, models, microscopes, slides, life science models, petri dishes, dissecting kits, magnets, spring scales or force sensors, tools that model wave behavior, satellite images, hand lenses, and lab notebooks or journals.
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
The Right Tool, The Right Unit
By the end of this lesson, you will choose the right tool for a science question and use it correctly, reading the measurement with its proper unit. You already do this in Texas: a thermometer says 38 °C on a hot August afternoon, a kitchen scale says the brisket weighs 900 g, and a stopwatch says the sprinkler ran 300 s.
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