Factor	Factor Topic	Factor	Factor Topic
A. Nature of Science
A1	public/private	A2	historic
A3	holistic	A4	replicable
A5	empirical	A6	probabilistic
A7	unique	A8	tentative
A9	human/culture related
B. Key Science Concepts
B1	change	B2	interaction
B3	orderliness	B4	organism
B5	perception	B6	symmetry
B7	force	B8	quantification
B9	reproducibility of results	B10	cause-effect
B11	predictability	B12	conservation
B13	energy-matter	B14	cycle
B15	model	B16	system
B17	field	B18	population
B19	probability	B20	theory
B21	accuracy	B22	fundamental entities
B23	invariance	B24	scale
B25	time-space	B26	evolution
C. Processes of Science
C1	classifying	C2	communicating
C3	observing and describing	C4	working cooperatively
C5	measuring	C6	questioning
C7	using numbers	C8	hypothesizing
C9	inferring	C10	predicting
C11	controlling variables	C12	interpreting data
C13	formulating models	C14	problem solving
C15	analyzing	C16	designing experiments
C17	using mathematics	C18	using time-space relationships
D. Science-Technology-Society-Environment Interrelationships
D1	science and technology	D2	scientists and technologists are human
D3	impact of science and technology	D4	science, technology, and the enviroment
D5	public understanding gap	D6	resources for science and technology
E. Scientific and Technical Skills
E1	using magnifying instruments	E2	using natural environments
E3	using equipment safely	E4	using audiovisual aids
E5	computer interaction	E6	measuring distance
E7	manipulative ability	E8	measuring time
E9	measuring volume	E10	measuring temperature
E11	measuring mass	E12	using electronic instruments
E13	using quantitive relationships
F. Values That Underlie Science
Fl	longing to know and understand	F2	questioning
F3	search for data and their meaning	F4	valuing natural environments
F5	respect for logic	F6	consideration of consequence
F7	demand for verification
G. Science-Related Interests and Attitudes
G1	interest	G2	confidence
G3	continuous learner	G4	media prefrence
G5	avocation	G6	response preference
G7	vocation