Scientific and Engineering Practices

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs.
Glossary terms and definitions are consistent across kindergarten through high school in the TEKS Guide. The definitions are intended to give educators a common understanding of the terms regardless of what grade level they teach. Glossary definitions are not intended for use with students.

a quality, property, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

factual information (such as observations, measurements, or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation; often includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful

Research

"Why Is Classifying and Sorting Important for Young Children?” (blog). Nesk Kids. (2019).
 https://www.neskkids.com.au/blogs/news/classifying-and-sorting.

Summary: In “Why Is Classifying and Sorting Important for Young Children?”, the author explains that comparing two objects with common attributes helps children exercise decision-making and broadens their vocabulary by using descriptive words like "bigger," "brighter," etc.