1. “I Can” Study Guide Checklist Unit 1 (Chapters 1 &2)
I can explain and identify how science answers questions
I can discuss levels of certainty, confidence, validity and agreement among scientists
I can identify metric (SI) units and match them with what property they measure
I can explain when, why and where the metric system (SI) used
I can compare and convert meters to and from millimeters, centimeters and kilometers
I can define and describe science in many different ways
I can distinguish between theories, laws, and hypothesis and recognize examples
I can elaborate on evidence in a situation and what it means to be skeptical with examples
I can recognize and elaborate on how evidence plays a role in science and in life
I can recognize an inference and point out examples
I can describe the importance of models in science and in life
I can tell the difference between direct and indirect observations/evidence
I can identify many variables in a sample experiment
I can identify the roll data plays and differentiate between qualitative and quantitative
I can recognize the notions of trials, sample size and control groups in an experiment
I can place information on a graph and understand information off a graph
I can identify the main ways to graph and when each is appropriate