Subject Area - 3:
Science and Technology and Engineering Education
- Standard Area - 3.4: Technology and Engineering Education
- Organizing Category - 3.4.D: Abilities for a Technological World
- Grade Level - 3.4.5.D: GRADE 5
Standard - 3.4.5.D3
Determine if the human use of a product or system creates positive or negative results.
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Assessment Anchor - S5.A.2
Processes, Procedures, and Tools of Scientific Investigations
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Anchor Descriptor - S5.A.2.1
Apply knowledge of scientific investigation or technological design to make inferences and solve problems.
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Eligible Content - S5.A.2.1.1
Design a simple, controlled experiment (fair test) identifying the independent and dependent variables, how the dependent variable will be measured and which variables will be held constant (e.g., relate the effect of variables [mass, release height, length of string] to number of swings of a pendulum, investigate the relationships between variables in paper airplane designs).