In this unit, students will collect qualitative & quantitative data with various tools and will construct graphical displays of data.
Priority Standards
MS-PS3-1: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Supporting Standards
MS-PS2-1: Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an objects's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Essential Questions
How do scientists collect valid data using appropriate measuring tools?
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative data and why is it important to observe and collect both types of data?
How do scientists construct and interpret graphical displays of their data to describe cause and effect relationships?
Big Ideas
Multiple trials are needed to increase the validity of scientific conclusions.
Accurate measurement using appropriate measurement tools increases data validity.
Utilizing different types of graphs to create a visual representation of your data can assist in evaluating the cause and effect relationship from your testable question.
MS-PS3-1: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Supporting Standards
MS-PS2-1: Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an objects's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Essential Questions
How do scientists collect valid data using appropriate measuring tools?
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative data and why is it important to observe and collect both types of data?
How do scientists construct and interpret graphical displays of their data to describe cause and effect relationships?
Big Ideas
Multiple trials are needed to increase the validity of scientific conclusions.
Accurate measurement using appropriate measurement tools increases data validity.
Utilizing different types of graphs to create a visual representation of your data can assist in evaluating the cause and effect relationship from your testable question.
VOcabularyQualitative Data
Potential Energy Kinetic Energy Trials Data Table Bar Graph Line Graph Scatter Plot Graph Pie Graph Average Cause/Effect Axis Speed Velocity Position Distance Forces Acceleration Friction |
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