INTEGRATE MATHEMATICS AS A TOOL FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING IN SCIENCE, AND AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSING AND/OR MODELING SCIENTIFIC THEORIES.

A STUDENT SHOULD KNOW THAT:

A. SCIENCE USES MATHEMATICS AS A TOOL TO DETERMINE AND SUPPORT CONCLUSIONS.

1. Tables, charts, and graphs are used to describe patterns and infer relationships.
2. Mean, range and median are statistical tools to help find patterns in data.
3. Data can be represented numerically and graphically.
4. Calibrations on an S.I. (International System of Measurement) device should be read to an appropriate degree of precision, i.e., an estimated reading between the calibrations plus one additional decimal place.
5. The results of a calculation should be in units consistent with those provided in the input data.

TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS OUTLINED ABOVE, A STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

• Use tables, charts, and graphs to describe patterns and infer relationships.
• Find mean, range and median.
• Represent data numerically and graphically.
• Read calibrations on an S.I. (International System of Measurement) device to an appropriate degree of precision, i.e., an estimated reading between the calibrations plus one additional decimal place.
• Express the results of a calculation in units consistent with those provided in the input data.