Why Science?
The logical and systematic study of how things work.
What is science?
An idea that may be formed from evidence but hasn't been confirmed by evidence.
What is an opinion?
The universal measurement system scientists use.
What is SI or International System of units?
To create a "picture" of data and make it easier to find trends or anomalous data.
Why do scientists use a graph?
The application of engineering principals to medicine or the human body.
What is bioengineering?
Observe, classify, evaluate, infer, make models, predict
What do scientists do?
What is evidence?
The SI unit used to measure length.
What is a meter?
The data which is displayed on the horizontal axis of a line or bar graph.
What is the independent or manipulated data?
The design and construction of roads, bridges, and buildings.
What is civil engineering?
When a scientist begins with a large, general idea and works down to a small, specific idea.
What is deductive reasoning?
Public disagreement between groups
What is controversy?
g/m3
What is the measurement for density?
Data that doesn't make sense with the rest of the data.
What is anomalous data?
Creating gasoline from fossil fuels.
What is chemical engineering?
Curious, honest, ethical, aware of bias, creative, skeptical, open-minded
What are characteristics of a scientist?
What is technology?
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, deci, centi, milli
The two types of line graphs.
What are linear and nonlinear?
When you give up one benefit for another benefit.
What is a trade-off?
Pose a question, research, make a hypothesis, experiment, analyze the data, share the conclusion
What are the steps of scientific inquiry or scientific method?
Galileo with the idea of the Earth orbiting the Sun, Semmelweis with the idea of washing hands between assisting with births, and Carson with the idea of DDT being a horrible chemical to use as a pesticide.
Who are scientists who caused controversy and were listed in the text book?
The largest piece of data minus the smallest piece of data.
What is the range?
The part or percent of data compared to the total amount of data.
What does a circle graph show?
Identify the need, research, design solutions, test solutions, communicate with others, redesign.
What are the steps in the engineering design process?