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EALR 2: Inquiry. The student knows and applies the skills, processes, and nature of scientific inquiry.
Component 2.1 Investigating Systems: Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to do scientific inquiry. □ GLE 2.1.1 Understand how to generate a question that can be answered through scientific investigation. □ 2.1.2 Understand how to plan and conduct scientific investigations. □ 2.1.3 Apply understanding of how to construct a scientific explanation using evidence and inferential logic. □ 2.1.4 Analyze how models are used to investigate objects, events, systems, and processes. □ 2.1.5 Apply understanding of how to report investigations and explanations of objects, events, systems, and processes.
Component 2.2 Nature of Science: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry. □ 2.2.1 Apply curiosity, honesty, skepticism, and openness when considering explanations and conducting investigations. □ 2.2.2 Understand that scientific theories explain facts using inferential logic. □ 2.2.3 Analyze inconsistent results from scientific investigations to determine how the results can be explained. □ 2.2.4 Understand how to make the results of scientific investigations reliable and how to make the methods of investigation valid. □ 2.2.5 Understand that increased comprehension of systems leads to new inquiry. EALR 3: Application. The student knows and applies science concepts and skills to develop solutions to human problems in societal contexts.
Component 3.1 Designing Solutions. Apply knowledge and skills of science and technology to design solutions to human problems or meet challenges. □ GLE 3.1.1 Analyze common problems or challenges in which scientific design can be or has been used to design solutions. □ 3.1.2 Apply the scientific design process to develop and implement solutions to problems or challenges. □ 3.1.3 Analyze multiple solutions to a problem or challenge.
Component 3.2 Science, Technology and Society: Analyze how science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, society, the workplace, and the environment. □ 3.2.1 Analyze how science and technology have been developed, used, and affected by many diverse individuals, cultures, and societies throughout human history. □ 3.2.2 Analyze scientific inquiry and scientific design and understand how science supports technological development and vice versa. □ 3.2.3 Analyze the use of science, mathematics, and technology within occupational/career areas of interest. □ 3.2.4 Analyze how human societies’ use of natural resources affects the quality of life and the health of ecosystems.
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