What is Science?
Thinking Like a Scientist
Scientific Method
Good Experiments
If you were paying attention, you would know...
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This is the study of matter and the natural world.
What is science?
100
This is a situation where the solution is not known.
What is a problem?
100
This is using your senses to gather information.
What is an observation?
100
This lists the steps of an experiment.
What is the procedure?
100
In this course, the only two writing utensils that you may use are a __________ and/or a ____________.
What is blue pen and/or a pencil?
200
This is the practical application of discoveries made about the natural world.
What is technology?
200
After a hypothesis has been tested many times, it may become a ___________.
What is a theory?
200
This is an educated guess to explain an event or solve a problem.
What is a hypothesis?
200
This is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
200
These are the three expectations for your behavior in this course.
What is honesty, responsibility and respect?
300
This is the study of matter and energy.
What is Physical Science?
300
This is a summary of observed behavior about the world.
What is a scientific law?
300
This is an organized procedure for testing a hypothesis.
What is an experiment?
300
This is the standard by which we compare the affect of the independent variable, on the dependent variable.
What is the control?
300
This type of thinking brings many facts together into one, single conclusion.
What is convergent thinking?
400
Studying how the eye works is an example of ___________.
What is pure science?
400
Science is about ___________.
What is Problem Solving?
400
Before you can perform an experiment, you must make a __________.
What is a plan?
400
This is the variable that is intentionally adjusted or changed in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
400
This type of thinking develops many solutions to one problem.
What is divergent thinking?
500
Designing eye glasses is an example of ___________.
What is technology?
500
This is a situation in which the steps required to find the solution are usually obvious.
What is an exercise?
500
A hypothesis must be specific and _________.
What is testable?
500
All variables besides the dependent and independent variables, are held ________ in an experiment.
What is constant?
500
In this class, updates about your course will be given through the class _________.
What is blog?
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