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St. Fabian |
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St. Fabian Science |
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Science - Grade 8 |
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Plants: Food/Explain/Evidence
The learner will be able to
explain evidence that plants produce and store food.
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Humans: Describe/Plant/Animal/Beneficial
The learner will be able to
describe how plant and animal materials are beneficial to people.
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Cells: Show/Evidence/Organism/Composed
The learner will be able to
show evidence that every part of an organism is composed of cells.
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Environment: Materials/Recognize/Cycle
The learner will be able to
recognize materials that cycle through the environment.
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Environment: Objects/Describe
The learner will be able to
describe objects found in the environment.
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Environment: Understand/Interactions
The learner will be able to
understand the interactions within an environment.
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Environment: Materials/Explain/Reused
The learner will be able to
explain the way in which materials are reused in the environment.
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Animals & Plants: Humans/Describe
The learner will be able to
describe how plant and animal materials benefit humans.
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| Animals and Plants |
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Animals & Plants: Systems/Processes
The learner will be able to
describe how processes and systems work together in plants and animals.
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| Animals and Plants |
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Animals: Parts/Describe/Systems/Work
The learner will be able to
describe how certain animal systems and processes work together.
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Heredity: Generations/Explain
The learner will be able to
explain how characteristics are passed on through generations.
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Life Cycle: Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend the life cycles of living things.
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| Living Things: Life Cycle |
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Life Cycle: Differences/Variety
The learner will be able to
find differences in the life cycles of a variety of organisms.
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| Living Things: Life Cycle |
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Cells: Food and Energy
The learner will be able to
describe how cells use food as a source of energy.
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| Cells: Energy and Food |
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Organisms: Survive/Reproduce/Compare
The learner will be able to
compare ways that organisms are adapted to survive and reproduce in their environments.
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| Organisms: Survival |
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Food Webs: Estimate/Population/Impact
The learner will be able to
estimate the impact of alterations in one population in a food web on other populations.
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Food Web: Changes
The learner will be able to
predict how changes in one food web will affect other food webs and populations.
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Species: Describe/Differ/Reasons
The learner will be able to
describe the reasons that living things within a species differ.
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Species: Traits
The learner will be able to
describe how new traits develop and stabilize in a species population.
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Species: Describe/Extinction/Occurs
The learner will be able to
describe how species extinction occurs.
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Species: Describe/Alter/Over/Time
The learner will be able to
describe how species alter over time.
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Evolution: Theory/Describe/Species
The learner will be able to
describe the way in which scientists form and scientifically test the theories pertaining to the evolution of species.
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Evolution: Past/Present Relationships
The learner will be able to
explain how scientists are able to trace evolutionary relationships between past and present life forms.
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Evolution: Theory/Relationships
The learner will be able to
explain how scientific theory traces potential evolutionary relationships between life forms of the past and those of the present.
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Human Health: Explain/Air Pollution
The learner will be able to
explain the impact of air pollution on health.
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Environment: Humans Interaction
The learner will be able to
describe the various ways that humans have altered the environment.
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| Environment: Human Activities |
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Environment: Humans/Animals/Plants
The learner will be able to
describe how plant and animal materials are used by humans.
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| Environment: Human Activities |
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Environment: Human Activities/Examine
The learner will be able to
examine the ecological impact of human interactions with the environment.
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| Environment: Human Activities |
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Cells: Multicellular/Apply/Function
The learner will be able to
apply knowledge of the function of cells in multicellular living things, including cell growth, development, and reproduction.
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| Cells: Single and Multiple |
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Cells: Single vs. Multiple
The learner will be able to
compare and contrast single-celled and multicellular organisms.
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| Cells: Single and Multiple |
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Cells: Specialization
The learner will be able to
describe why plants and animals need specialized cells.
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| Cells: Specialization |
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Ecosystems: Energy/Matter/Distribution
The learner will be able to
describe the distribution of energy to organisms in an ecosystem.
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| Ecosystems: Energy/Matter |
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Environment: Population/Relationships
The learner will be able to
explain typical relationship patterns among populations.
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| Environment: Population |
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Living Things: Structure
The learner will be able to
compare and contrast living things using their structure.
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| Living Things: Characteristics |
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Living Things: Structures/Compare
The learner will be able to
compare the structures of living things.
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| Living Things: Characteristics |
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Living Things: Energy/Describe
The learner will be able to
describe how organisms obtain and utilize energy.
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| Living Things: Energy |
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Living Things: Energy/Explain/Transform
The learner will be able to
explain the way in which organisms transform energy.
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| Living Things: Energy |
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Living Things: Energy/Explore
The learner will be able to
explore how organisms obtain and utilize energy.
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| Living Things: Energy |
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Organisms: Classify/Explain/Groups
The learner will be able to
explain groups of organisms by utilizing classification systems.
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| Organisms: Characteristics |
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Organisms: Structure/Show
The learner will be able to
show comprehension of the structure of organisms.
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| Organisms: Function and Structure |
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Organisms: Function/Structure/Analyze
The learner will be able to
analyze how the structures of organisms are adapted to perform specific functions.
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| Organisms: Function and Structure |
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Organisms: Function and Structure
The learner will be able to
classify living things into groups based on structure.
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| Organisms: Function and Structure |
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Environment: Analyze/Technology
The learner will be able to
analyze how technology impacts the resources of the earth.
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| Environment: Resources |
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Environment: Adaptation/Understand
The learner will be able to
develop an understanding of environmental adaptation.
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| Environment: Adaptation |
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Life: Origin/Describe/Theories
The learner will be able to
describe the way in which scientists form and scientifically test theories pertaining to the origin of life.
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Communities: Describe/Alter/Over/Time
The learner will be able to
describe how organism communities alter over time.
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| Biological Communities |
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Communities: Alterations/Explore
The learner will be able to
explore the alterations in communities of organisms over time.
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| Biological Communities |
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Heredity: Mutation/Describe/New Traits
The learner will be able to
describe how gene manipulation or alteration can establish new traits.
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| Heredity: Mutation |
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Heredity: Traits/Explain/Influenced
The learner will be able to
explain how the characteristics of living things are influenced by heredity and environment.
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Heredity: Traits/Explore/Generations
The learner will be able to
explore how traits are passed from one generation to the next.
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Angiosperms: Describe/Life Cycle
The learner will be able to
describe the life cycle of a flowering plant.
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Pollution: Describe/Activities/Waste
The learner will be able to
describe how natural and technological activities produce waste that can lead to pollution.
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Ecosystems: Interactions/Describe/Parts
The learner will be able to
describe how parts of an ecosystem interact.
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| Ecosystems: Interactions |
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Ecosystems: Dependency/Relationships
The learner will be able to
describe the relationships between parts of ecosystems.
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| Ecosystems: Relationships/Dependency |
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Ecosystems: Succession/Explain
The learner will be able to
explain the probable succession of an ecosystem.
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| Ecosystems: Succession |
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Ecosystems: Cycles/Explain/Materials
The learner will be able to
explain how materials cycle through an ecosystem.
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| Ecosystems: Cycles |
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Ecosystems: Energy Sources/Explain
The learner will be able to
explain how all organisms within an ecosystem obtain energy from sunlight, either directly or indirectly.
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| Ecosystems: Energy Sources |
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Instruments: Explore/Explain/Work
The learner will be able to
explore toys and/or simple appliances and use instructions and suitable safety precautions to explain how they work.
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Attitudes/Values: Acquire /Natural World
The learner will be able to
acquire an awareness of and sensitivity to the natural world.
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Investigations: Express/Technology
The learner will be able to
express findings of explorations using suitable technology.
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Investigations: Utilize/Sources/Support
The learner will be able to
utilize informational sources that support scientific explorations.
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Investigations: Planning/Basic
The learner will be able to
plan basic investigations.
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| Investigations: Planning/Design |
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Investigations: Planning/Scientific
The learner will be able to
plan a scientific investigation.
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| Investigations: Planning/Design |
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Questioning: Develop/Observations
The learner will be able to
use observation skills to develop scientific questions about the world.
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Arguments: Analyze/Claims/Merit
The learner will be able to
analyze claims to determine their scientific merit.
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Arguments: Strengths/Weakness
The learner will be able to
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of an argument, claim, or scientific data.
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Real World: Describe/Composition
The learner will be able to
describe the composition of their surroundings.
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Science: Describe/Other Ways/Related
The learner will be able to
describe how science and other ways of comprehension are related.
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Resources: Learn/Books/Information
The learner will be able to
learn from books and additional information sources.
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Resources: Problem Solving
The learner will be able to
use various resources to solve problems.
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Science, Tech. & Society: Demonstrat
The learner will be able to
demonstrate how our society is affected by science and technology.
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| Science, Tech. & Society |
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Critical Thinking: Knowledge/Limits
The learner will be able to
explain limits in personal knowledge.
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| Critical Thinking Skills |
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Inquiry: Understand/Skills
The learner will be able to
understand the skills required to do scientific inquiry.
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| Scientific Inquiry |
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Inquiry: Understand/Methods
The learner will be able to
understand methods of scientific inquiry.
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| Scientific Inquiry |
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Inquiry: Analysis/Comprehend
The learner will be able to
comprehend that analysis and interpretation are components of scientific inquiry.
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| Scientific Inquiry |
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Science: History/Recognize/Cultures
The learner will be able to
recognize significant contributions of individuals and groups from different cultures to science and technology.
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Science: History/Identify/Backgrounds
The learner will be able to
identify the additions to science that individuals from a variety of backgrounds have contributed.
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Math, Science & Tech: Real World
The learner will be able to
demonstrate how math, science and technology apply in real world scenarios.
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| Math, Science & Technology |
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Procedures: Follow/Form
The learner will be able to
follow procedures in the form of step-by-step instructions, formulas, flow diagrams, and sketches.
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Procedures: Develop/Follow
The learner will be able to
develop and follow procedures, such as instructions, recipes, formulas, flow charts, and drawings.
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Procedures: Develop/Form
The learner will be able to
develop procedures in the form of step-by-step instructions, formulas, flow diagrams, and sketches.
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Instruments: Measurement/Consistency
The learner will be able to
use measurement tools in a scientific investigation to provide consistency.
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| Instruments: Measurement |
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Instruments: Measurement/Utilize/Metric
The learner will be able to
utilize metric measurement tools to provide consistency during an exploration.
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| Instruments: Measurement |
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Investigations: Conducting/Utilize
The learner will be able to
utilize suitable science equipment for an exploration.
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| Investigations: Conducting |
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Investigations: Perform/Basic
The learner will be able to
perform basic investigations.
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| Investigations: Conducting |
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Investigations: Perform
The learner will be able to
perform a scientific investigation.
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| Investigations: Conducting |
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Science: Knowledge/Identify/Cultures
The learner will be able to
identify the contributions to scientific thought of people from several cultures.
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| Science: Knowledge |
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Science: Knowledge/Describe/Considered
The learner will be able to
describe how scientists decide what is considered scientific knowledge.
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| Science: Knowledge |
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Technology: Benefits/Consequences
The learner will be able to
describe the benefits and consequences of technology.
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| Technology: Benefits and Risks |
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Technology: Benefits and Risks/New
The learner will be able to
explain potential risks and benefits of introducing a new technology.
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| Technology: Benefits and Risks |
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Science Project
The learner will be able to
research a topic of their choice that will be presented and judged. Students will demonstrate the Scientific Method and then come to a conclusion about their project.
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