Help students think like scientists by learning how and why models
are used—and when models can be misleading. This TEKS-aligned
resource builds strong analysis skills that students will use all
year in every science unit.

What’s Included

• Information Gap Exercise

• Short Answer Exercise

• Exit Tickets

Concepts Covered (TEKS 6.2A)

• What scientific models
  represent (systems, structures, processes)

• Advantages of models
  (simplify, visualize, test ideas, explain patterns)

• Limitations of models
  (scale, missing details, materials/properties, assumptions)

• Comparing a model to the
  real-world phenomenon it represents

How It’s Useful

• Perfect for introducing
  modeling in any unit (Earth, life, physical science)

• Great for stations, partner
  work, or science notebooks

• Exit tickets provide quick
  evidence of understanding and misconceptions

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