5.9 All students will gain an understanding of natural laws as they apply to motion, forces, and energy transformations. The natural world and the world built by humans both provide examples of systems where interacting parts work together as a whole. This standard asks students to analyze, understand, and design systems of integrating parts. Recognize that most systems are components of larger systems, and that the output of one component can become the input to other components. Disassemble and reassemble the components of a system, analyzing how they interact with each other.
Students best learn science by doing science.
Science is not merely a collection of facts and theories but a process, a way of thinking about and investigating the world in which we live. Design and conduct experiments incorporating the use of a control. Collect and organize data to support the results of an experiment. Communicate experimental findings using words, charts, graphs, pictures, and diagrams. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, and data.