Carefully collected evidence is used to construct and defend arguments.
All students will understand that science is both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, model-building enterprise that continually extends, refines, and revises knowledge. The four Science Practices strands encompass the knowledge and reasoning skills that students must acquire to be proficient in science.
Students master the conceptual, mathematical, physical, and computational tools that need to be applied when constructing and evaluating claims.