Vocabulary
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
What is a hypothesis?
True or False. Science is NOT a worth while endeavor.
False.
True or False. Science is permanently settled.
False.
In the absence of air resistance, all objects fall at the _________ __________.
What is same rate?
Scientists can make the mistake of assuming science knows more than it does, which can lead to mistakes. This tendency can happen because of pride. That's why it's important for scientist to remain ________ when performing experiments and drawing conclusions.
What is humble?
An example that contradicts a conclusion
What is a counter example?
This can be used to create incredible inventions.
What is science?
Science is not a means by which something is _______.
What is proven?
How many experiments does it take to disprove something?
What is one?
What are the 5 steps in the Scientific Method?
Your whole team must do this together.
1)Observation/Question
2)Research
3)Hypothesis
4)Experiment
5)Analyze Results/Draw Conclusion
An explanation of the natural world that has been throughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence
What is a scientific theory?
Some people say Science and Christianity are at odds with one another. How is this statement inaccurate?
Science and Christianity aren't at odds with one another; it is really worldview versus worldview.
This famous scientist observed Mars and made this assumption.
Who is Lowell?
What are man-made canals on Mars?
If your hypothesis is proven wrong you should go back and perform a new experiment starting with this step.
What is construct a hypothesis?
When we did the experiments with dropping items, why did the wadded up paper fall at a different rate than the flat paper?
What is - The flat paper has more air resistance; therefore, it fell at a slower rate?
A description of a natural phenomenon or principle that is supported by a significant amount of evidence and often includes mathematical terms
What is a scientific law?
Science must conform to this.
What is the scientific method?
Even though all conclusions that scientists draw are not permanently settled, when the correct method of science is followed, science can be used to draw conclusions that are ____________ & _____________.
What is reasonable & reliable?
Why do science facts change? What is actually changing, and what is not actually changing?
What is our understanding of science?
What is God and the laws He set up when He created the world?
When we did the penny experiment, why did the plain penny hold more water than the soapy penny?
What is - The soap split up the water molecules, which prevented them from getting together?
Science that uses observable, repeatable experiments to try to discover truth
What is operational Science?
Science that relies on relics from the past and historical records to try to discover truth.
What is Historical Science?
Ignaz Semmelweis hypothesized that ______ were being transmitted from dead bodies to living patients
What is germs, bacteria, disease
As we added more and more water to the dry penny, what was eventually stronger than the surface tension of the water, and, therefore, made it overflow?
What is weight?
Explain the difference between results and conclusion in an experiment.
Results - what actually happened
Conclusion - why they happened