Students can understand and identify on an exam the nature of science as a way of knowing versus other ways of knowing. They appreciate the benefits of answering a question using science. They can differentiate good science from pseudo science or non-science. They are comfortable with and appreciate uncertainty, complexity and questioning. Students appreciate the complexities that go into designing a new material.
Students show understanding of the scientific process.
They ask questions, can generate hypotheses, design an experiment, evaluate data and redesign an experiment. Students can design an experiment with proper controls. Students handle data like a scientist. They show competence in entering data, reading data, analyzing data, graphing data, collecting data. They can use the computer for all of these.