Critical thinking and analysis: the science behind identifying who, what, when, where, and why.
Grades 5-8 and 9-12 Science Standards
Science as Inquiry:
Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.
Communicate and defend a scientific argument.
Results of scientific inquiry emerge from different types of investigations and public communication among scientists.
Science and Technology:
Communicate the problem, process, and solution.
Scientists use different methods of investigation, and accept different types of evidence to support their explanations.