Vocabulary
An Example that contradicts a conclusion
What is counter example
pg 39
Science is _______________ a means by which something can be proved.
What is NOT
pg. 39
What was the name of Experiment 2.3 or what were we testing for? Hint: This is the experiment with the pennies.
What is......Surface Tension of Water
Pg. 42
1800's a Hungarian Scientist used the scientific method to determine something about doctors who were doing autopsies and then examining their patients what was it?
If they didn't wash their hands they carried bacteria from the dead to the patients in the ward which caused a higher death rate.
Science cannot prove anything
True-
It can provide evidence that a certain idea is true but it cannot prove the idea.
An Educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
What is Hypothesis
pg. 40
In the absence of air _________ objects regardless of weight or shape, fall at the same rate.
what is ALL pg. 37
When we rubbed the balloon on our hair what was causing the pieces of paper to stick to the balloon?
Electrons (from your hair and transferring them to the balloon)
or negatively charged pieces of atoms
pg. 50
What happened with Lowell and Mars?
He thought he saw canals and blue/green areas
poor optics, eye fatigue and the blue green areas were dust collections of dust from windstorms on the planet.
pg. 48
Science must not conform to the scientific method
False
Science must conform to the scientific method
pg. 49
An explanation of the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence.
Scientific ___________________?
What is scientific theory
pg. 44
A misuse of science involves extending claims into fields that have not been _________________ tested.
what is experimentally
pg. 50
The experiment (we did not do this one) that you were to collect random items from your house and drop them there was one item that didn't fall to the ground proving all objects do not fall what was it?
Helium balloon
Lowell made many positive contributions to science even though he was wrong about the canals on Mars what else did he discover?
The dwarf planet Pluto pg. 48
The scientific method can be applied to questions based on what is happening in the world today and even what has happened in the past.
True
A description of a natural phenomenon or principle that is supported by a significant amount of evidence and often includes mathematical terms.
What is Scientific Law
pg. 44
We just need to remember that no matter how reliable we think the conclusions of science are they are never _________________ settled.
What is permanently
pg. 39
Explain the difference between observable science and historical science
observable repeatable experiments
historical records
List the two ways we can approach science
__________ science which uses observable, repeatable, experiments or
_________ science relies on relics from the past and historical records to try to discover the truth.
Operational or Historical
It takes multiple experiments to destroy a conclusion based on years and years of careful scientific investigation.
False, it only takes one.
pg. 38
Scientists can make educated assumptions about the past by examining evidence we see today this is what kind of science?
Historical Science
As we learned in Module 1, just because a very intelligent and esteemed scientist suggests an idea, it is not automatically ___________.
truth
pg. 50
Explain why you think humility is important in performing scientific experimentation and making conclusions
make mistakes assuming science knows more than it actually does
making generalizations beyond the facts leading to mistakes because of pride
List the five parts of the scientific method
1. Observation and question
2. Background and Research
3. Construct Hypothesis
4. Test Hypothesis with Experiments
5. Analyze Results/ Draw Conclusions (pg. 41)
scientific knowledge is a collection of subjective opinions based on an individuals opinion and experiments
false