Explain your thinking. How did you decide whether something is a model?

Is It a Model? Below are listed things that students might do in a science class. Check off the things that are examples of using a using a model. Is it a Model? A building a paper airplane B making an analogy (for example, the heart is like a pump) observing a bird's behavior at a bird feeder D developing a mathematical equation to solve a science problem making a plant cell out of household materials analyzing whale migration patterns with a computer program building and testing a bridge made of toothpicks drawing an electrical circuit forming a mental image of molecules in the liquid state EF F G H I Explain K L M N O P Q demonstrating the dayight cycle with a globe and flashlight dissecting a cow's bone watching a computer simulation of a hurricane going on a field trip to the Grand Canyon graphing the speed of a car watching a live video of an active volcano making a replica of a human heart out of clay looking at blood cells under a microscope