Minnesota Standards
MN.6.13. Reading Benchmarks: Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Craft and Structure
6.13.4.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, equations, graphical representations, tabular representations, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.
MN.8.1. The Nature of Science and Engineering
8.1.1. The Practice of Science
8.1.1.2. The student will understand that scientific inquiry uses multiple interrelated processes to investigate questions and propose explanations about the natural world.
8.1.1.2.1. Use logical reasoning and imagination to develop descriptions, explanations, predictions and models based on evidence.