Mathematics, science, and technology education will empower all students to use the processes and results of scientific inquiry, mathematical analysis, and technology to make informed decisions in an ever changing and complex world. Investigating the work of all scientists develops an appreciation of scientific knowledge and technological processes.
Scientific literacy is of increasing importance in the workplace.
More and more jobs demand advanced skills, requiring that people be able to learn, reason, think creatively, make decisions and solve problems. An understanding of science and the processes of science contributes in an essential way to these skills. Analysis, Inquiry, and Design Students will use observations relating to natural phenomena, mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, develop processes, seek answers and develop solutions. Observations made prior to identifying and formulating hypotheses lead to systematic scientific inquiry. The central purpose of scientific inquiry is to develop explanations of natural phenomena in a continuing, creative process.