What is Science?
The answer to a question or problem that needs to be solved
Every investigations starts with what
an observation
What is scientific inquiry?
It`s a scientific investigation that follows the scientific method and finishes with a discovery or invention
It`s the science that studies animals...
Zoology
How we can solve problems in science?
With the Scientific Method
How do scientists develop a hypothesis?
gather information and make an inference
Example of a theory
Big bang theory, Darwin`s theory, relativity theory, etc.
It`s the science that studies the oceans
Oceanography
Name a medical advance result of scientific investigation
Answer will vary
I like to dress up. It makes me look for confident.
How can we test this statement? What would be our starting question?
Does wearing nice cloths make you look more confident?
Example of a Law
Gravity law, conservation of energy law, etc.
It`s the science that studies the human body
Anatomy
Give an example of pseudoscience.
astrology
the cure of overweight
carry out 2 or 3 trials
What is the Scientific Method?
It`s a step by step method to find the answer to a question.
It`s the science that studies plants...
Botany
Name the 3 types of investigations we covered in class.
descriptive, comparative, and experimental
What is the relationship between the dependent and independent variables?
The dependent variable changes in response to the independent variable
A scientist conducts a series of experiments and finds that the results do not support the hypothesis. What should the scientist do?
Consider a different hypothesis
Repeat the experiments to see if they produce the same results
Invite other scientists to investigate furthe
It`s the science that studies the DNA
Genetics