Describe and explain what characterizes science and its methods.

SC.912.N.1.3 – Strength of Scientific Claim

Recognize that the strength or usefulness of a scientific claim is evaluated through scientific argumentation, which depends on  critical and logical thinking, and the active consideration of alternative scientific explanations to explain the data presented.

SC.912.N.1.4 - Identify sources of information and assess their reliability according to the strict standards of scientific investigation.

Content Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning

SC.912.N.1.5 - Describe how scientific inferences are drawn from scientific observations and provide examples from the content being studied.