Scientific and Engineering Practices

Virginia SOL CH.1.MD

Develop and use models to illustrate or predict relationships.

What students need to be able to do

  • Evaluate the merits and limitations of models.
  • Develop, revise, and/or use models based on evidence to illustrate or predict relationships.
  • Use models and simulations to visualize and explain the movement of particles, to represent chemical reactions, to formulate mathematical equations, and to interpret data sets.