Scientific+Method+Curriculum+and+Standards

Scientific Method Learning Expectations:
 * **Expected Performances ** ||
 * **C INQ.1 **Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation.
 * C INQ.2 **Read, interpret and examine the credibility of scientific claims in different sources of information.
 * C INQ.3 **Design and conduct appropriate types of scientific investigations to answer different questions.
 * C INQ.4 **Identify independent and dependent variables, and those variables that are kept constant, when designing an experiment.
 * C INQ.5 **Use appropriate tools and techniques to make observations and gather data.
 * C INQ.6 **Use mathematical operations to analyze and interpret data.
 * C INQ.7 **Identify and present relationships between variables in appropriate graphs.
 * C INQ.8 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Draw conclusions and identify sources of error.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">C INQ.9 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Provide explanations to investigated problems or questions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">C INQ.10 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Communicate about science in different formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence and clear logic. ||