Virginia SOL 2.1.d

2.1.d is a Standards of Learning science standard. These are the key ideas and practices under it.

• 2.1.d.i

  make simple conclusions based on data or observations

• 2.1.d.ii

  distinguish between opinion and evidence

• 2.1.d.iii

  recognize unusual or unexpected results

01

What Students Need to Do

Students study observations or simple data and state what the results show. They support the statement with evidence, separate facts from personal views, and notice results that do not fit the pattern.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given a small data table, a student writes a matching conclusion and points to a number or observation as support. The student flags an odd result and suggests checking it again instead of ignoring it.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat a preference or prediction as evidence, or choose the answer they expected before looking at the results. They may erase an unusual result or assume one odd result makes all the data wrong.

04

How to Assess It

Show toy car distances of 42, 44, 43, and 78 centimeters. Ask students to write one conclusion, cite one piece of evidence, and circle the unexpected result.

1. 01

   Roll a toy car four times, measure each distance, record the results, and identify any measurement that does not fit.

2. 02

   Ask students to write whether longer shadows occur in the morning or at noon, then support their answer with class observations.

3. 03

   Play Evidence or Opinion Relay by having teams sort statement cards, explain each choice, and correct cards placed in the wrong group.

4. 04

   Examine a week of playground temperatures, identify an unusual day, and discuss whether the reading should be checked again.

• 4.1.d

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.

• LS.1.d

  The Grades 7–8 version of this standard.

• 3.1.d

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 6.1.d

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.