Scientific Method
What is the scientific method?
A way to solve a problem.
What is Geology?
the study of the earth
The law that states that the way the earth changes now is the way it will always changed (unless an act of God.)
What is a theory?
A theory is an unproven idea
Name a noun
person, place, or thing
Step 1
What is sediment?
dirt, rocks, or other debris
How does sediment settle if a flood happens?
horizontally. The law of original horizontality states that sediment or rocks that move will settle horizontally.
What is a law?
A law is a proven close to fact idea.
Tell me a Latin word you know.
answers will vary.
Step 3 - We go ahead and make ______
a hypothesis
What is original horizontality?
Original horizontality is where sediment is laid down in a horizontal fashion.
Catastrophism is the theory that multiple __________ happened that changed our earth.
catastrophies.
What is the difference between a law and a fact?
A law is proven and a theory is unproven.
Sing the Scientific Method Song!
Answers should not vary. Everybody should it sing it!
Step 4 - To measure and test some variables in ________.
Experiment
Answer will vary.
What is Catastrophism?
The theory that multiple castastrophies happened at once that changed our earth.
True or False - A theory is a fact.
False - A theory is an unproven idea.
This little noun _______.
floating around, names a person place or this. With a knick, knack paddiewack, these are English rules. Isn't language fun and cool?
Step 6 - The end
Conclusion
Name an example of a theory.
answers will vary. Answers might include, The Creationist Theory, The Big Bang Theory etc..
What is a catastrophy and what catastrophy happened in the Bible in Genesis?
a great calamity such as an earthquake, flood, or volcanic eruption.
The Great Flood
The law of superposition states that layers______.
layers of older rocks are under those of newer rocks.
What's your favorite Bible story?
Answers vary.