(2) The student uses scientific methods and equipment during field and laboratory investigations. The student is expected to:
(A) know the definition of science and understand that it has limitations, as specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section;
(B) know that hypotheses are tentative and testable statements that must be capable of being supported or not supported by observational evidence. Hypotheses of durable explanatory power which have been tested over a wide variety of conditions are incorporated into theories;
(C) know scientific theories are based on natural and physical phenomena and are capable of being tested by multiple independent researchers. Unlike hypotheses, scientific theories are well-established and highly-reliable explanations, but they may be subject to change as new areas of science and new technologies are developed;
(D) distinguish between scientific hypotheses and scientific theories;
(E) plan and implement descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations, including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology;
(F) collect and organize qualitative and quantitative data and make measurements with accuracy and precision using tools and equipment;
(G) analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data; and
(H) communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphic organizers, journals, summaries, oral reports, and technology-based reports.