Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions. Communicate scientific procedures and explanations. Understandings about scientific inquiry Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations. Current scientific knowledge and understanding guide scientific investigations. Scientific explanations emphasize evidence.
Science advances through legitimate skepticism.
Asking questions and querying others' explanations is part of scientific inquiry. Scientific investigations sometimes result in new ideas for study or generate new methods for investigation. Transfer of energy Energy is a property of many substances and is associated with heat, light, and electricity. Energy is transferred in many ways. Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring electrical energy when heat, light, sound, and chemical changes are produced.