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2006 Biology Assessment

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  Goal 1   The student will demonstrate ways of thinking and acting inherent in the practice of science. The student will use the language and instruments of science to collect, organize, interpret, calculate, and communicate information.  
     
8 Items Expectation
1.1
The student will explain why curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism are highly regarded in science.  
       
  1 Item Indicator
1.1.3
  The student will critique arguments that are based on faulty, misleading data or on the incomplete use of numbers.  
    1 Item
49 49 49
       
     
  Expectation
1.2
The student will pose scientific questions and suggest investigative approaches to provide answers to questions.  
       
  1 Item Indicator
1.2.6
  The student will identify appropriate methods for conducting an investigation, including independent and dependent variables, and affirm the need for proper controls in an experiment.  
    1 Item
12 12 12
       
     
  Expectation
1.3
The student will carry out scientific investigations effectively and employ the instruments, systems of measurement, and materials of science appropriately.  
       
  1 Item Indicator
1.3.2
  The student will recognize safe laboratory procedures.  
    1 Item
2 2 2
       
     
  Expectation
1.4
The student will demonstrate that data analysis is a vital aspect of the process of scientific inquiry and communication.  
       
  4 Items Indicator
1.4.2
  The student will analyze data to make predictions, decisions, or draw conclusions.  
    1 Item
47 47 47
     
    Indicator
1.4.3
  The student will use experimental data from various investigators to validate results.  
    1 Item
13 13 13
     
    Indicator
1.4.4
  The student will determine the relationships between quantities and develop the mathematical model that describes these relationships.  
    1 Item
10 10 10
     
    Indicator
1.4.5
  The student will check graphs to determine that they do not misrepresent results.  
    1 Item
30 30 30
       
     
  Expectation
1.6
The student will use mathematical processes.  
       
  1 Item Indicator
1.6.1
  The student will use ratio and proportion in appropriate situations to solve problems.  
    1 Item
18 18 18
       

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