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task verbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| calculate | Perform mathematical steps to arrive at a final answer, including algebraic expressions, properly substituted numbers, and correct labeling of units and significant figures |
| construct/draw | Create a diagram, graph, representation, or model that illustrates or explains relationships or phenomena. Labels may or may not be required. |
| describe | Provide relevant characteristics of a specified topic |
| determine | Decide or conclude after reasoning, observation, or applying mathematical routines (calculations) |
| evaluate | Judge or determine the significance or importance of information, or the quality or accuracy of a claim. |
| explain | Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualfiy a claim. |
| explain "how" | Explain “how” typically requires analyzing the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome; |
| explain "why" | explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome. |
| identify/indicate/circle | Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation. |
| justify | Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim. |
| make a claim | Make an assertion that is based on evidence or knowledge. |
| predict/make a prediction | Predict the causes or effects of a change in, or disruption to, one or more components in a relationship, pattern, process, or system. |
| represent | Use appropriate graphs, symbols, words, illustrations, and/or tables of numerical values to describe biological concepts, characteristics, and/or relationships |
| state (the null hypothesis" | Indicate or provide a hypothesis to support or defend a claim about a scientifically testable question. |
| support a claim | Provide reasoning to explain how evidence supports or qualifies a claim. |
| determine | make a decision or arrive at a conclusion after reasoning, observation, or applying mathematical routines (calculations) |
| estimate | roughly calculate numerical quantities, values (greater than, equal to, less than), or signs, (negative, positive) of quantities based on experimental evidence or provided data |
| represent/draw/write an equation/complete a diagram | use appropriate graphs, symbols, words, and/or models to describe phenomena, characteristics, and/or relationships |
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hannah..nguyen
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