LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry.

Objective 1.01
Identify questions and create hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.
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Objective 1.02
Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer biological questions.
  • Create testable hypotheses.
  • Identify variables.
  • Use a control or comparison group when appropriate.
  • Select and use appropriate measurement tools.
  • Collect and record data.
  • Organize data into charts and graphs.
  • Analyze and interpret data.
  • Communicate findings.
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Objective 1.03
Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence to:
  • Explain observations.
  • Make inferences and predictions.
  • Explain the relationship between evidence and explanation.
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Objective 1.04
Apply safety procedures in the laboratory and in field studies:
  • Recognize potential hazards.
  • Safely manipulate materials and equipment needed for scientific investigations.
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Objective 1.05
Analyze reports of scientific investigations from an informed scientifically literate viewpoint including considerations of:
  • Appropriate sample.
  • Adequacy of experimental controls.
  • Replication of findings.
  • Alternative interpretations of the data.
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