Scientific and Engineering Practices

Virginia SOL 3.1.AQ

Ask questions and define problems that can be investigated scientifically or solved through engineering design.

What students need to be able to do

  • Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable outcomes.
  • Ask questions about what would happen if a variable is changed.
  • Define a simple design problem that can be solved through the development of an object, tool, process, or system.