Mitchell Sogin, Evolutionary Biologist: Proof of the First Animal
M.U.2 Evidence, models, and explanation
a. Evidence–Evidence consists of observations and data on which to base scientific explanations. The goal is to help students use evidence to understand interactions and predict changes.
c. Explanations–Explanations provide interpretation, meaning, or sense to objects, organisms, or events. Explanations incorporate existing scientific knowledge and new evidence from observations, experiments, or models into internally consistent, logical statements, such as hypotheses, laws, principles, and theories. The goal is to help students create explanations which incorporate a scientific knowledge base, logic, and higher levels of analysis.
