Methods of Science
A method for studying the natural world.
What is science?
Describe a measure of quantity.
What are units?
The definition of a graph.
What are visual displays of information or data?
Technology
Commonly accepted scientific explanations based on many observations.
What is a scientific theory?
Branch of science that studies matter and energy.
The international system of units we will use in this class.
What is SI?
Type of graph used to show change over time.
What is a line graph?
Social and economic
What are the forces that influence technology today?
What is scientific law?
A pattern of investigation procedures.
What is scientific methods?
Density
What is a dervied unit? mass/volume in g/cm3
Type of graph used to compare things that do not change continually.
What is a bar graph?
Morals and ethics
What we, as Catholics, need to consider when improving technology?
The variable that is being researched. Lives on the y-axis.
What is the dependent variable?
The three major categories of science.
What are Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science?
Examples of base units.
What are meters, kilograms, seconds, amperes, Kelvin, mole and candela?
Part/whole or sector degree/360.
What is a circle/pie graph?
The 5 items of consideration of tech in developing countries vs. non-developing countries.
What are 1. Consider water & food supples, 2. Consider housing, 3. Consider medicine and healthcare, 4. Consider life expectancy, 5. Consider types of tech for groups of people?
The variable that is manipulated by the researcher. Lives on the x-axis.
What is the independent variable?
The seven steps of the Scientific Method.
What are 1. State the problem, 2. Gather information, 3. Form a hypothesis, 4. Test the hypothesis, 5. Analyze the data, 6. Draw conclusions, 7. Publish/Peer review/repeat
Convert 373 Kelvin to degrees Celsius.
What is 100 degrees Celsius?
The y-axis
What is the dependent variable?
The 4 charactersitics of technology.
What are 1. Human made objects/tools, 2. Methods for creating objects/tools, 3. Knowledge or skills to operate the tools, 4. A system of people to complete the task?
The conversion of 1.639 L to mL.
What is 1,639 mL?