Standards

Science Inquiry as an Outcome

Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry:
Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations
Design and conduct scientific investigations
Use technology and mathematics
Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence
Communicate and defend a scientific argument

Understanding about scientific inquiry:
Conceptual principles and knowledge guide scientific inquiries
Scientists conduct investigations for a variety of reasons, including discovering new aspects of the natural world, explaining recently observed phenomena, testing conclusions of prior investigations, and making predictions about current theories
Scientists rely on technology to enhance the gathering and manipulation of data
Mathematics is essential in scientific inquiry
Scientific explanations must adhere to criteria such as logical consistency, rules of evidence, be open to questioning, and be based on historical and current knowledge
Results of scientific inquiry--new knowledge and methods--emerge from different
types of investigations and public communications among scientists