SOL Prep

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Virginia SOL CH.1.AQ

Ask questions and define problems based on observations, models, theories, or unexpected results.

Study CH.1.AQ with SOL PrepBack to Chemistry I

What students need to be able to do

  • Ask questions that arise from careful observation of phenomena, examination of a model or theory, unexpected results, or to seek additional information.
  • Determine which questions can be investigated within the scope of the school laboratory.
  • Make hypotheses that specify what happens to a dependent variable when an independent variable is manipulated.
  • Generate hypotheses based on research and scientific principles.
  • Define design problems that involve the development of a process or system with interacting components, criteria, and constraints.