Teach students to think critically about experiments and engineering
solutions. This TEKS-aligned resource helps students evaluate whether
a plan is fair, reliable, and well-designed—and how to improve it.

What’s Included

• Information Gap Exercise

• Short Answer Exercise

• Exit Tickets

Concepts Covered (TEKS 6.2D)

• Identifying strong vs weak
  experimental designs

• Checking for fair tests
  (variables, constants, trials)

• Evaluating engineering designs
  using criteria and constraints

• Suggesting improvements to make
  results more reliable and valid

How It’s Useful

• Perfect for inquiry-based
  lessons, labs, and STEM challenges

• Helps students improve planning
  and reasoning before hands-on work

• Exit tickets provide fast
  formative data for reteaching

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