Mississippi Science FSL.3D.2
The Standard
- FSL.3D
- Students will apply scientific literacy and thinking skills to evaluate theoretical models, inferences, and experimental results found in various experimental designs including, but not limited to, those found in sample ACT science passages.
Determine whether given information supports or contradicts a hypothesis or conclusion and provide support for the reasoning.
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 compare a hypothesis or conclusion with results in a table or graph. They decide whether the results support it, contradict it, or leave it unanswered, and point to the evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student cites specific results and explains how they match or conflict with a claim. They can say when the results are too limited to decide.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may focus on one result that fits a claim and ignore results that disagree. They may also treat a single trial as proof.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A student predicts salt water increases germination. Six of 20 seeds germinate with salt water, and 18 of 20 germinate with plain water. Ask students whether the results support or contradict the prediction, and why.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Roll a toy car from two marked ramp heights, measure three travel distances at each height, and compare results with a prediction written first.
Post plant growth data: fertilizer 4, 6, 8 cm; no fertilizer 5, 7, 9 cm; ask whether fertilizer increased growth.
Hand out claim-and-data cards, including one with no comparison group; teams sort them into supports, contradicts, or not enough evidence.
Show a mock battery label promising 12 hours and test results of 8, 9, and 8 hours; ask if the promise holds.
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Related Standards
- FSL.3D.3
Analyze and interpret data from informational texts and data to (1) reveal patterns and construct meaning (2) support or refute hypotheses, explanations, claims...
- FSL.3C.2
Determine the validity of scientific questions (e.g., hypothesis) and variables for complex experimental designs.
- FSL.3D.1
Select the hypothesis, prediction, or conclusion that is, or is not, supported by data presentation or pieces of informational text.
- FSL.3D.5
Select and explain why a hypothesis, prediction, or conclusion is, or is not, supported by two or more data presentations or theoretical models.
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