Scientific Inquiry
using one or more sense to gather information
observing
most important safety rule when preforming a lab
follow teacher/textbook instructions
taking a complex item and making something to understand it better
making models
physical science
developing an explanation for observations based on reasoning from what you already know
inferring
what to do when an accident occurs in lab
notify teacher
six areas of technology
supports or disproves your hypothesis
study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
chemistry
a possible answer to a scientific question or explanation for a set of observations
hypothesis
steps to follow at the end of a lab
clean lab work space properly
turn off and unplug equipment
dispose of materials properly
wash hands thoroughly
when you share skills, knowledge, experiments with others
communicate
constraint
factor in an experiment that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis
manipulated vairable
what to do before preforming lab
read lab directions
review safety procedures
ask questions
someone who is trained in both science and technology
engineer
a working model used to test a design
prototype
quantitative
what to do if your spill something on skin in lab
flush skin
science skills that involve posing questions, forming hypothesis, design experiments, collecting and interpreting data, drawing conclusions, communicate
the scientific inquiry process
process of analyzing a design problem and finding a way to fix it
troubleshooting