NGSS Science & Engineering Practices

DATA-H5 Science & Engineering Practices resources

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DATA-H5 | Science & Engineering Practices

Evaluate the impact of new data on a working explanation and/or model of a proposed process or system.

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Animal Collective: How group behavior can produce surprising problems—and solutions!

Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

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Students will draw their own social networks, ponder the meaning of complexity and begin to notice unexpected patterns that emerge around them, unnoticed. Through hands-on activities and digital experiments, students will discover how complexity research enriches our daily lives.

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Lesson 4

Students will run multiple trials using the "Swimming in the Dark" simulation. They will look at the impact of new data on the running average to understand relative impact of different variables.

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Genetic Rescue to the Rescue: Preventing extinction through gene flow

Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

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Students will deepen their understanding of basic genetics concepts as they dive into real data sets from ongoing research. They will hone critical thinking and communication skills and come away with clear examples of how science can lead to positive impacts on wildlife populations.

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Lesson 5

Students will interpret population data from Trinidadian guppies and use their findings to explain how it models changes in the Florida Panther population after genetic rescue has occured.

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