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MN.3.1.The Nature of Science and Engineering
The Nature of Science and Engineering
3.1.1. The Practice of Science
3.1.1.2. The student will understand that scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena.
3.1.1.2.4. Construct reasonable explanations based on evidence collected from observations or experiments.
3.1.3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Society
3.1.3.2. The student will understand that men and women throughout the history of all cultures, including Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, have been involved in engineering design and scientific inquiry.
3.1.3.2.2. Recognize that the practice of science and/or engineering involves many different kinds of work and engages men and women of all ages and backgrounds.
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3.1.3.4. The student will understand that tools and mathematics help scientists and engineers see more, measure more accurately, and do things that they could not otherwise accomplish.
3.1.3.4.1. Use tools, including rulers, thermometers, magnifiers and simple balances, to improve observations and keep a record of the observations made.
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MN.3.4.Life Science
Life Science
3.4.1. Structure and Function in Living Systems
3.4.1.1. The student will understand that living things are diverse with many different characteristics that enable them to grow, reproduce and survive.
3.4.1.1.1. Compare how the different structures of plants and animals serve various functions of growth, survival and reproduction.
3.4.3.2. The student will understand that offspring are generally similar to their parents, but may have variations that can be advantageous or disadvantageous in a particular environment.
3.4.3.2.1. Give examples of likenesses between adults and offspring in plants and animals that can be inherited or acquired.