INTRO TO SCIENCE

Ch. 1

The Scientific Method

Look around and ask a QUESTION

What do you think is going to happen?

Use critical thinking…

Form a HYPOTHESIS (a prediction)

Plan an EXPERIMENT Procedure Data table

COLLECT DATA Do multiple trials!!

Make a plan of action

ANALYZE DATA Make a CONCLUSION Are you done yet?

What does it all mean?

…NO!!!

A conclusion always leads to another QUESTION

Let’s get ready to ROCK

Branches of Science

BIOLOGY EART

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PHYSICAL

Living things Botany - plants Ecology - environments Zoology – animal life Any others you can think of?

Biology

Matter and energy Chemistry – matter and its changes

Physical Science

Physics – energy and forces (“pushes and pulls”)

Solid/liquid/gas parts of Earth Geology – “geo” (solid) Liquid part? Meteorology – things in the air like weather (gas)

Any others?

Earth

International System (SI) Mass – grams (g) Volume – cm3 or mL Length - meters (m) Time - seconds (s) Force – Isaac Newtons (N) Add prefixes as needed (milli-, centi-, kilo-, etc.)

Units of Measurement

Measurement Tools Mass – triple beam balance Volume – ruler or graduated cyl.

Length – meter stick Time - chronometer Force – scale (spring)