 standards overview of standards science and technology standard b the skills and traits of scientific inquiry and technological design  students plan conduct analyze data from and communicate results of indepth scientific investigations and they use a systematic process tools equipment and a variety of materials to create a technological design and produce a solution or product to meet a specific need performance indicators descriptors 9diploma  students plan conduct analyze data from and communicate results of indepth investigations including experiments guided by a testable hypothesis a  identify questions concepts and testable hypotheses that guide scientific investigations including experiments with controls a  use statistics to summarize describe analyze and interpret results mlr mathematics standard b data  students make measurements and collect display evaluate analyze and compute with data to describe or model phenomena and to make decisions based on data students compute statistics to summarize data sets and use concepts of probability to make predictions and describe the uncertainty inherent in data collection and measurement data analysis performance indicators descriptors 7 students use graphs and charts to represent organize interpret and draw inferences from data a  create tables pictograms bar graphs line graphs pie charts stem and leaf plots box whiskers plots and histograms using pencil and paper and electronic technologies b  draw conclusions based on graphs and charts including tables pictograms bar graphs pie charts stem and leaf plots box whiskers plots and histograms statewide standards health science careers critical creative thinking c1 locates and researches information and data c2 performs basic data analysis and evaluation c3 displays planning and organization skills c4 applies problemsolving skills c5 applies decisionmaking skills  mercury in watersheds  