Iowa State Standards for Science: Grade 9

IA.1. Students can understand and apply skills used in scientific inquiry.

1.A. Students can understand and apply the processes and skills of scientific inquiry

1.A.1. Understand and apply the processes and skills of scientific inquiry

1.B. Students can analyze and interpret scientific information

1.B.1. Analyze and interpret scientific information

IA.2. Students can understand concepts and relationships in biological science.

2.A. Students can make inferences and predictions from data

2.A.1. Make inferences and predictions using fundamental biological concepts

2.B. Students can analyze scientific investigations

2.B.1. Analyze biological investigations

2.C. Student can analyze and evaluate the adequacy and accuracy of information

2.C.1. Analyze and evaluate the adequacy and accuracy of biological information

IA.3. Students can understand concepts and relationships in Earth/space sciences.

3.A. Students can make inferences and predictions from data.

3.A.1. Make inferences and predictions fusing fundamental Earth/space concepts

3.B. Students can analyze scientific investigations

3.B.1. Analyze Earth/space investigations

3.C. Student can analyze and evaluate the adequacy and accuracy of information

3.C.1. Analyze and evaluate the adequacy and accuracy of Earth/space information

IA.4. Student can understand concepts and relationships in physical science.

4.A. Students can make inferences and predictions from data

4.A.1. Make inferences and predictions using fundamental physical science concepts

4.B. Students can analyze scientific investigations

4.B.1. Analyze physical science investigations

4.C. Student can analyze and evaluate the adequacy and accuracy of information

4.C.1. Analyze and evaluate the adequacy and accuracy of physical science information