POE Lesson 4.15 | LockwoodSTEM

✓Lesson Snapshot

I can create a safe, repeatable test plan and make predictions before collecting performance data.

Develop a test procedure, data table, graph plan, and prediction for the Unit 4 investigation.

Test plan, data table, and prediction

Notebook, calculator, graph paper, data sheet, test materials

1ProblemUnderstand the challenge and why it matters.

Testing without a procedure can waste time and produce unusable data. A prediction gives teams something to compare their results against.

2ConceptLearn the engineering idea or skill.

A test plan should describe setup, steps, safety, measurements, number of trials, data table, graph plan, and expected result.

3ApplyUse the skill in a guided task.

Write a step-by-step procedure and prepare a table for at least five repeated trials or an approved number of data points.

4DocumentRecord your evidence and decisions.

Include prediction, variables, measurement tools, units, and safety notes.

5ReviewCheck quality and identify your next step.

Your plan should be clear enough that another team could run the test and collect comparable data.

Use these files and shared website resources when they support today’s work.

Use for graphs, calculations, motion diagrams, data displays, and design sketches.

Use for repeated trials, rover-distance data, timing data, accuracy measurements, and observations.

Templates, reference sheets, sketch paper, and course support files.