Title: Analyze the scientific process.
Course: Career, Community, and Family Connections (19299-36) > Section: Reasoning for Action

Analysis should include

- outlining scope, concepts, and scientific terminology for a particular inquiry
- judging validity and reliability of information
- generating hypotheses based on scientific principles, observations, and evidence
- testing hypotheses and theories using scientific inquiry and reasoning
- drawing conclusions based on data and information that are judged to be reliable
- evaluating the scientific reasoning process.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How can you judge the reliability of data?
- What are the steps of using scientific inquiry and reasoning to test hypotheses?

Communication

- What is an example of effective language in communicating a scientific hypothesis?
- How would you resolve a situation in which another person disagreed with your conclusion?

Leadership

- How could you fairly delegate tasks among a team when going through the scientific method?
- How is cooperation vital in testing hypotheses?

Management

- What are the consequences of not correctly following the scientific process?
- How might using the scientific process teach you lessons to use in other areas of your life?