Mississippi Science FSL.3B.5
The Standard
- FSL.3B
- Students will apply scientific literacy and thinking skills to analyze and interpret data found in various graphics including, but not limited to, those found in sample ACT science passages.
Analyze presented information when given new information (e.g., given a new scenario, how would a given scenario be changed).
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Nature of Science
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read a claim and the evidence behind it. When a new fact appears, they explain whether the claim still holds, needs limits, or should change.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to the new fact and explain which part of the first claim it calls into question. They can write a revised claim and name what evidence would help settle the question.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think new evidence means the original measurements were wrong. They may also replace one certain claim with another, such as deciding that light alone caused more growth after learning one group got extra light.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Fertilized seedlings grew 8 cm, and unfertilized seedlings grew 5 cm. Reveal that the fertilized seedlings also got more light, then ask students to revise the conclusion and name one fair test.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Test equal-size paper towels with measured spoonfuls of water, then reveal one is two-ply and ask pairs to revise their absorbency claim.
Post two seed-growth charts, reveal that the taller group got more light, and ask students to defend a revised conclusion in writing.
Teams identify a white powder as sugar from appearance, then draw 'dissolves in water' and 'fizzes with vinegar' cards to revise their claim.
Compare a morning rain forecast with a new radar image; ask students to revise a field-trip plan and explain which information changed it.
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