Sys Sci A Expectations

1. When you are absent, review the ___ on the front of the unit packet to see what you missed.
6. In your interactive notebook, give each entry a ___ title so it becomes a useful tool for studying.
9. Scientific drawings include a title and any annotations explaining ___ or changes when relevant.
11. For absent work, you must complete missed work within the same number of ___ as your absence.
12. You should include at least ___ observations and the same number of possible sources of error.
14. Graphs are used to ___ relationships, not just decorate the lab report.
15. In analysis questions, check that your answer fully addresses all ___ of the question – look for key terms like “explain,” “compare,” “calculate,” or “justify.”
16. In a CER evidence includes data such as measurements and ___.
22. This is the citation style you should use when citing resources.
23. Line graphs are best when looking for trends and changes (often over ___).
24. Submitting someone else’s work as your own is ___.
25. Every lab must include a clearly written ___ explaining what you are testing.
28. The purpose of scientific writing is to ___, inform, or educate others.
29. Data tables must include columns and rows labeled with quantities and ___ , organized in a logical order.

2. Bar graphs are best when comparing amounts for ___ of data.
3. Errors that are caused by inconsistent timing or human error are called ___ errors.
4. Data tables must include a ___ explaining what’s being measured.
5. Methods should briefly describe what you did someone else could ___ it.
7. In scientific drawings, all features should be labelled with straight ___.
8. In a CER reasoning should connect evidence to the claim using science vocabulary and ___ you learned.
10. Errors caused by tools that are off or consistently wrong are called ___ errors.
13. Number every ___ to keep your notebook organized.
17. Phones must stay in your ___ during class time.
18. When asked to explain why in analysis questions, use ___ and link to concepts we’ve studied.
19. In a CER the ___ is one clear sentence answering the guiding question or prompt.
20. Your work must show your own ___, not an AI tool’s answers.
21. Do not use direct ___ in science writing; paraphrase instead.
24. Scientific writing does not use ___, such as I, we, he, she, them, or they.
26. When making a graph, label both ___ with quantities and units.
27. The second cell phone offense requires an emailed explanation from the student to a ___/guardian.