Design An Experiment
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess that can be tested
What happens if people use resources faster than nature can produce them?
We run out of resources
What does the environment consist of?
Is this an inference, or an observation?
It's pretty warm out, today
Inference
Final Jeopardy Category
Experiments
"If you clap three times, your dog will come running"
What is the Independent Variable?
What is the Dependent Variable?
IV: Clapping three times
DV: Whether or not the dog comes running
What is something the government can do to minimize the over use of resources?
Regulations or fines
What do you call people and social groups that try to help the environment?
Environmentalists
Which of these questions can be answered by science?
A) Is the sunset in Maine really pretty?
B) Are people in Idaho funny?
C) Does Chicago eat over fifty billion hotdogs per year?
D) Whats the easiest class in school?
C) Does Chicago eat over fifty billion hotdogs per year?
What is the first thing you need to form an experiment?
A question
In order to make sure we only test one variable, it is important to have ___________ in all the test groups
Constants
What will most likely happen if certain people are given more access to resources than other people?
They will probably take more than everyone else
What is environmentalism?
The social movement towards helping the environment
What is a qualitative observation?
An observation that describes a non-measurable characteristic
In order to have something to compare experimental groups to, every experiment should also have a __________
Control Group
A small fishing village depends on a local lake for food. Recently, big corporations noticed the lake and the valuable seafood in it. If the corporations are left unregulated, what is likely to happen to the village?
The village will run out of food
Pollution caused in New York City can cause issues in:
A) America
B) The Northern Hemisphere
C) North America
D) The Whole World
D) The Whole World
What is a quantitative observation?
An observation that describes a measurable characteristic
Phil likes to read. He has a lot of books, but not enough time to read them. He thinks that he might be able to read more books if he just ate some more carrots. Form an experiment with two groups to test this.
Group 1: Phil eats no carrots and counts how many books he can read
Group 2: Phil eats carrots and counts how many books he can read
How can we take steps to avoid running out of resources?
Try to minimize waste, take only what you need, share with others, etc.
What can people do to help the environment? List 2 things
Clean outside, don't drive, public transport, dont litter, bikes, etc.
After completing her scientific research, Salma submits her report to other scientists so they can look it over and verify it. This is known as __________________
Peer review