Scientific Inquiry Learning Goals The student will: know the rules that help keep the science

nce lab a safe place to work be able to identify major hazards and describe how to respond if a hazardous condition presents itself Design and conduct a valid experiment o Identify parts of a valid experiment o Write testable questions and hypotheses o Write appropriate titles Collect data o Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative data o Use the appropriate tools, techniques and equipment to gather data o Judge if data is accurate and reasonable o calculate the range and average and mean of a set of data Communicate the procedures and results of investigations and explanations through: data tables and graphs o Explain the difference between continuous and discrete data o Determine whether data should be displayed in a line graph or bar graph o Construct a line graph o Construct a bar graph Write a reasonable conclusion o Use data to support observed patterns/relationships and make predictions o Determine effects of errors in explanations Recognize or recall specific vocabulary o hypothesis o constants o independent variable o dependent variable o control setup o multiple trials o discrete data o continuous data