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D. SCIENTIFIC GROUND RULES ( Scientific reasoning, Habits of Mind,
etc.) THAT FRAME THE INTEGRITY OF THE DISCIPLINE THIS IS THE AREA
THAT REALLY SEPARATES SCIENCE FROM THE OTHER DISCIPLINES AND ENABLES
ONE TO DEVELOP A SCIENTIFIC VIEW OF THE WORLD.
BROAD EXAMPLES
1. What data does one keep and what data does one discard?
2. How does one arrive at a valid scientific conclusion?
3. How does one frame a scientific question in order to
design an investigation?
4. How does one construct a scientific view of the world?
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
1. Longing to know and understand
2. Search for data and its meaning
3. Demand for verification
4. Respect for logic
5. Consideration
of premises
6. Consideration
of consequences
7. Suspension
of judgment
HOW SUPPORTED BY
THE STANDARDS
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" ...
science as a way of thinking and an attitude of mind."
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" ...
as they use scientific reasoning and critical thinking..."
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... to encourage students to participate in the evaluation
of scientific knowledge."
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".. .
students ought to draw on evidence and
analytical tools to derive a scientific claim."
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" Use
data to construct a reasonable (scientific) explanation."
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"Think
critically and logically to make the relationship between
evidence and explanation."
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" ...
defend a scientific argument."
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HOW SUPPORTED BY
THE ADVISORY & SCIENCE AS INQUIRY COMMITTEES
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"Recognize
and analyze alternative explanations and predictions"
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"Think
critically & logically to make relationships between evidence
and explanations."
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"Develop
explanations, predictions, and models using evidence."
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"Demand
for verification."
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"Respect
for data."
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"Defending
the answer (communicating)"
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"Answering
questions with evidence."
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"Ability
to analyze, draw substantiated conclusions from collected
data."
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"Results
in relevant answers to relevant questions."
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