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Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy

Essential Question of Study: How is scientific knowledge created and communicated?

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
• Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.
• Scientific inquiry progresses through a continuous process of questioning, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
• Scientific inquiry requires the sharing of findings and ideas for critical review by colleagues and other scientists.

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
• Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
• Scientific literacy also includes the ability to search for and assess the relevance and credibility of scientific information    found in various print and electronic media.

SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY
• Scientific numeracy includes the ability to use mathematical operations and procedures to calculate, analyze and present    scientific data and ideas.

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 type 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     Draw conclusions and identify sources of error.
C INQ.9     Provide explanations to investigated problems or questions.
C INQ.10   Communicate about science in different formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence and                    clear logic.