The Nature of Science
_________ is the body of knowledge based on the study of nature.
Science
A direct method of gathering information in an orderly way.
What is observation.
Tested factor that might affect the outcome of an experiment.
Independent variable
What is our mascot?
Cougar
Biology
A set of values
Ethics
The process of combining what you know with what you have learned to draw a conclusion.
Inference
The results from or depends on change to the independent variable.
Dependant variable
What are the CCCHS school colors?
Maroon and gold
Made up of more than one cell, displays organization, grows and develops, reproduces, responds to stimuli, requires energy, maintains homeostasis, adaptations evolve over time.
What is characteristics of an organism.
Describes the relationship under certain conditions in nature.
Law
Methods to gather information and answer questions.
Scientific method
Information gained from observations
Data
Who is your student body president?
Lucy Hobby
Group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring
species
Other scientists check out other scientists work who are in the same or similar fields.
Peer Review
Testable explanation of a situation
Hypothesis.
Units with divisions that are powers of 10
metic system
The year the school was founded.
What is 1978.
The production of offspring
Reproduction.
An explanation of the natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time.
Investigations a phenomenon in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis.
Experiment
Includes meters, grams and liters
SI Units
The teacher that has taught here the longest.
Who is Mr. Padmos
Regulations of an organism's internal conditions to maintain life
homeostasis