Branches
How many branches of science are there?
3
How many steps are there in a Scientific Inquiry?
4
Example of Scientific Theory
Cell Theory
What is one example of why it is important to question science issues in the media?
1. vague statements
2. claims by non experts
If this was Hogwarts. What house would Mr. Haugh be in?
Slytherin
This branch of science deals with all life
Life science
What does it mean to observe?
using 5 senses to gather and record data
An example of a Scientific Law
Law of Gravity. Law of Conservation of Mass
When you merge new knowledge with knowledge you already know, this is known as what?
Critical Thinking
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
If I studied rocks, soils and the forces that shape the Earth I would be studying this branch of science
Earth Science
A hypothesis is a what?
Possible Explanation
To form a Scientific theory what amount of observations need to be made?
Many
This is a small representation of the whole.
Sample
What was the first antibiotic?
Penicillin
Physical science contains these fields of study.
Chemistry, Physics, Matter and Energy
What does prediction mean?
statement of what will happen next
How often does an observation have to be true to become a Scientific Law?
Always
Making sure that unbiased results happen over and over. Also, it's the key to learning.
Repetition
What was the name of King Arthur's sword?
Excalibur
What does -ology mean?
Study of. Branch of knowledge.
An inference is....
a logical conclusion
Both a Law and Theory will be rejected if what?
New Information does not support them.
When both subject and investigator are unaware of what they are testing this is known as what?
Blind Study
In what book does Bilbo Baggins confront the dragon Smaug?
The Hobbit