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7.1: Students use scientific methods to describe, investigate, and explain phenomena Raise questions;
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Generate alternative explanations hypotheses based on observations and prior knowledge;
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Design inquiry that allows these explanations to be tested;
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Deduce the expected results;
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Gather and analyze data to compare the actual results to the expected outcomes; and
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Make and communicate conclusions, generating new questions raised by observations and readings.
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This is evident when students::
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a. Ask questions about objects, organisms, and events in the world around them;
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b. Use reliable information obtained from scientific knowledge, observation, and exploration;
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c. Create hypotheses for problems, design a "fair test" of their hypothesis, collect data through observation and instrumentation, and analyze data to draw conclusions; use conclusions to clarify understanding and generate new questions to be explored;
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d. Use evidence to construct an explanation, including scientific principles they already know and observations they make;
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e. Explain a variety of observations and phenomena using concepts that have been learned;
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f. Use either deductive or inductive reasoning to explain observations and phenomena, or to predict answers to questions;
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g. Recognize other points of view, and check their own and others' explanations against experiences, observations, and knowledge;
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h. Identify problems, propose and implement solutions, and evaluate products and designs; and
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i. Work individually and in teams to collect and share information and ideas.
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