They will communicate using written text, tables of data, graphical representation and oral presentation. They will also be able to communicate with their peers to conduct science research. Students will be able to explain the mathematical process in which they identified the problem and communicate the solution in appropriate terms such as a graph, table, equation or pattern. They will also be able to defend their solution orally or in writing. Students will think logically and critically.
Scientific processes provide a logical method for problem solving, which requires critical thinking.
Doing scientific investigations provides practice for students in these skill areas. Students will be able to recognize, state, restate, and investigate a problem. Hypothesis formation and revision demands critical thinking. Students with understandings in the Science Standards will have a working model of how nature works. They will use this model to solve problems.