Unit 1a
gathering information using your senses
Observation
a feeling or attitude of doubt
skepticism
What process would you use to gather evidence about the natural world and propose explanations?
Scientific Inquiry
The ability to understand scientific terms and principles well enough to ask questions, evaluate information, and make decisions.
Scientific Literacy
Why did the frog take the bus to work?
His car got toad.
What are the 3 main branches of science?
Biology, Geology, Physics
1.facts and figures collected through scientific investigation and experimentation
2.-information that is collected in a precise, logical and consistent way
A. Data
B. empirical evidence
1. A
2.B
An error in the design of an experiment
bias
1. Observations and conclusions that have been REPEATED
2.An idea that has not been confirmed by evidence.
A. Opinion
B. Evidence
1.B
2.A
How tall is Mrs. Stepp?
5'9
Tell me a QUANTITATIVE observation about a giraffe.
Any response involving NUMBERS
Give an example of a Pseudoscience
anything FAKE science, not based on evidence
Give a possible hypothesis for the following scenario:
Mrs. Stepp wants to know about the affects of caffeine on her energy levels. She decides to go one week with no caffeine and then one week, drinking a cup of coffee every morning.
If Mrs. Stepp drinks coffee, then........
Looking for bias and errors, evaluating data, and identifying faulty reasoning are ways that you can .........?
Analyze Scientific Claims
What do you call cheese that's not yours?
Nacho Cheese
Make an inference about the following observation:
"Mrs. Stepp is very tired today"
She did not sleep very much,
She stayed up too late
Mrs. Stepp draws a diagram of the water cycle on the board. What type of model is this?
Visual Model
Identify the independent and dependent variables for the following scenario:
Mr. Stepp decides he wants to help Mrs. Stepp with the laundry. He sees a TikTok that says that a new brand of dryer sheet can dry your clothes 3x faster. He dries one load of laundry with the new dryer sheet and then one load with a normal sheet and checks the dryness of the clothes every 15 minutes.
IV: the type of dryer sheet
DV: the amount of dryness
How do you spell the word for the subject of this class?
Science
1.classifying a. making a statement about the future
2.predicting b. grouping items that are alike
3.analyzing c. evaluating observations to reach a conclusion
B
A
C
Give a subjective and objective example of the topic of gorillas.
Anything that includes an opinion for subjective, anything based on evidence for objective.
Why is it important to have repetition and replication in an experiment?
-increase validity
-more credible evidence
Name one benefit of having scientific literacy.
-ability to evaluate information
-ability to find credible information
-ability to answer questions and solve problems
Recite the alphabet backwards.
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