EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT Science
To enhance their skills in each science-related strand, students who score in the 20–23 score range may benefit from activities that encourage them to do the following:
| Score Range 20–23 |
| Interpretation of Data |
- examine line graphs to determine if they show a direct or inverse relationship between variables
- become familiar with scatterplots
- determine a simple mathematical relationship between two variables
- integrate scientific information from popular sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, the Internet) with that found in textbooks
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| Scientific Investigation |
- perform several repetitions of an experiment to determine the reliability of results
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| Evaluation of Experiments, Models, and Assertions |
- evaluate whether the data produced by an experiment adequately support a given conclusion
- compare and contrast two different models about a scientific phenomenon
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