Access Point #: SC.1.N.1.Pa.1

Recognize common objects in the environment.
General Information
Number: SC.1.N.1.Pa.1
Category: Participatory
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Big Idea: The Practice of Science

A: Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; The processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation.

B: The processes of science frequently do not correspond to the traditional portrayal of "the scientific method."

C: Scientific argumentation is a necessary part of scientific inquiry and plays an important role in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge.

D: Scientific knowledge is based on observation and inference; it is important to recognize that these are very different things. Not only does science require creativity in its methods and processes, but also in its questions and explanations.

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5020020: Science Grade One
5010042: Language Arts - Grade One
7720020: Access Science Grade 1
7710012: Access Language Arts - Grade 1
5011010: Library Skills/Information Literacy Grade 1
5020080: STEM Lab Grade 1

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Magnification:

These lessons allow students to explore how magnifiers work by using different types of magnifiers to observe classroom objects and their own creations.

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