NOTE: This test specification encompasses all strands of standard 5.3.8.
SPECIAL NOTE: All students should have access to appropriate scientific formulas, calculators, computers, and measurement devises for instruction.

Macro statement:
Integrate mathematics as a tool for problem solving in science and as a means of expressing scientific theories.

Knowledge statement:
In order to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between science and mathematics, students must integrate mathematics within the context of the content area. Students will employ standards 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10 and a knowledge of the International System of Measurement, to demonstrate their understanding of mathematical applications.

Skill statements:
Skills that are used by students as they discover and explain the relationship between science and mathematics may include: comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. (See appendix A for descriptors of each of the above cognitive levels.)

• Determine the reasonableness of estimates, measurements, and computations of quantities when doing science.
• Select appropriate measuring instruments based on the degree of precision required.
• Interpret data using graphs, spreadsheets and databases.
• Formulate mathematical relationships from collected data.
• Use appropriate mathematical tools to collect, display, model, and analyze data (including mean, median, and mode).
• Construct and use a graph of experimental data to draw a line of best fit and identify a linear relationship between variables.
• Use graphing computer spreadsheets and database programs to assist in quantitative analysis.