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						Scientific Investigations & Reasoning
						3rd Grade
					
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												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.1.A 
										
									
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								ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations; | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.1.B 
										
									
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								use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems; | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.1.E 
										
									
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								collect observations and measurements as evidence; | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.1.F 
										
									
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								construct appropriate graphic organizers to collect data, including tables, bar graphs, line graphs, tree maps, concept maps, Venn diagrams, flow charts or sequence maps, and input-output tables that show cause and effect; and | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.3.A 
										
									
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								develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models; | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.3.B 
										
									
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								communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats; and | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.3.C 
										
									
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								listen actively to others' explanations to identify relevant evidence and engage respectfully in scientific discussion. | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
											SCIENCE.3.5.A 
										
									
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								identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions; | 
							 
						
			
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