Subject
Grade
Curricular Competency Group
Curricular Competency
Evaluating
Elaboration
- Sample opportunities to support student inquiry:
- Identify sources of random and systematic error in lab experiments.
- Compare an experimental result with a theoretical result and calculate % error or difference and suggest an explanation for any discrepancies.
- Evaluate the validity of the representation of special relativity in science fiction movies.
- Critically analyze the findings that suggest the existence of gravitational waves.
- What are the social, ethical, and environmental implications of the application of electromagnetic induction technologies (e.g., magnetic levitation [mag-lev] trains, hydroelectric dams, high-voltage power lines)?
- Determine whether a collision is elastic or inelastic and identify ways of improving the quality of the data collected.
- Assess the safety features in vehicles designed to protect passengers during a collision.
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Evaluating