Words and Definitions
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
What is a hypothesis?
Analyzing Results/Drawing Conclusions.
What is the last step of the scientific method?
This uses observable, repeatable, experiments to discover truth.
What is operational or observational science?
Science cannot ___________anything.
What can't science prove?
In an experiment from class this module, in order to show that heavy objects fall faster than light objects, we used what materials?
What were a heavy book, a sheet of cardboard, cardstock, and a sheet of regular paper used for?
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
What is a counter example?
Background and research.
What is the second step of the scientific method?
This relies on relics from the past and historical records to try to discover truth.
What is historical science?
Science must conform to the ______________ ___________________.
What is the scientific method?
In order to further explore the speed at which heavy and light objects fall, we used these materials for Experiment 2.2?
What were a heavy book, a sheet of cardboard, a sheet of cardstock, a sheet of regular paper, and a metal paper clip used for?
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?
Observation and Questions.
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Examining things with your senses, like the height and weight of something.
What is operational science?
Our scientific knowledge changes regularly with more observations and new data, but the scientific method does help us to discover truth (what's really out there).
True or False
What is true?
In order to explore how soap affects the surface tension of water, we used which materials in Experiment 2.3?
What were a drinking glass of water, another small glass, an eyedropper, some paper towels, a penny, and liquid used for in Experiment 2.3?
An explanation of the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence.
What is a scientific theory?
Testing a hypothesis with experiment.
What is the fourth step of the scientific method?
Looking at the chemical composition of something, and its physical structure.
What is operational science?
100% settled.
What is something science is NOT?
In Experiment 2.3, we learned that soap has an effect on the surface tension of water, breaking the individual water ______________ apart. (Fill in the blank)
What are molecules?
The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws.
What is science?
Constructing a hypothesis.
What is the third step of the scientific method?
Looking at primary sources, and other historical data to make educated assumptions about the past.
What is historical science?
Even a single _______________ _____________ can demonstrate a theory to be incorrect.
What is a counter example?
In Experiment 2.3, the _______ ___________ was able to hold many more drops of water as compared to the soapy penny.
What was the dry penny?