What is Science?
a way of learning about the natural world
science
a possible explanation for observations or answer to a scientific question
hypothesis
how people change the world around them to meet their needs and solve practical problems
technology
when you should prepare for a lab
1 day before
process of grouping similar items together
classifying
includes all of the knowledge gained by exploring the natural world
science
an experiment where only 1 variable is changed
controlled experiment
Goal of technology
Improve peoples lives
what to do if you there's an accident in the lab
notify your teacher immediately
study of living things
life science
using your senses to gather information
observations
variable that changes as a response to what scientist changed
responding or dependent variable
Impact of technology on society
positive and negative
2 things need to do in lab
follow teacher's instructions directly
never do anything on your own
when you explain or interpret the things you observe
inference
observations with descriptions
qualitative observation
variable that is purposely changed
manipulated or independent variable
An example of how science has advanced technology or technology has advanced science
A statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term
operational definition
creating representations of complex objects or processes
make models
observation that involves a number
quantitative observation
The steps to the scientific method
Ask a question, Research, form a hypothesis, design an experiment, collect and analyze data, form conclusion, share results, further research?
Miss Burger's favorite video game system
Nintendo Wii or switch
Miss Burger's favorite football team
Eagles
making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
predicting