State of Illinois Learning Goals & Assessment Framework for Science
 

Goal 11:  Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve problems.
A.  Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry.
Scientific Inquiry
11.11.01	Understand and follow procedures relating to scientific investigations, including understanding the design and procedures used to test a hypothesis, organizing and analyzing data accurately and precisely, producing and interpreting data tables and graphs, performing appropriate calculations, applying basic statistical methods to the data, and being able to evaluate conclusions.
11.11.02	Distinguish among the following: observation, drawing a conclusion based on observation, forming a hypothesis, conducting an experiment, organizing data, comparing data.
11.11.03	Identify possible sources of error in an experiment.
11.11.04	Identify possible sources of error in an experiment.
B.  Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design.
Technological Design
11.11.05	Identify a technological design problem inherent in a given product.
11.11.06	Out of different lists of criteria, select the list of criteria outlining a successful design solution to a given problem.
11.11.07	Given test results on different models, choose the model which best solves the design problem.
11.11.08	Given a description of a test to be performed on a model, select from a list of options what are the possible sources of error in conducting the test.