Arizona educational standards
| Arizona essential knowledge and skills | Essential question | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Science Standards Core Ideas for Using Science: U1 | U1: Scientists explain phenomena using evidence obtained from observation and or scientific investigations. Evidence may lead to developing models and or theories to make sense of phenomena. As new evidence is discovered, models, and theories can be revised. | Observing cockroach behavior in different experimental settings to evaluate the effects of said environmental changes on behavior. |
| Arizona Science Standards Science and Engineering Practices | The science and engineering practice describe a robust process for how scientists investigate and build models and theories of the natural world or how engineers design and build systems. | Develop new questions and design novel experimental apparatus to investigate questions surrounding observed behaviors. |
| Arizona Science Standards Core Idea of Life Science: L2 | Organisms require a supply of energy and materials for which they often depend on, or compete with, other organisms. | Observe and design experiments to explore ideas of how different substances impact behavior (i.e., nicotine). |