What is it all about?

 Science – system of knowledge based ______________ and _______________.  must be able to be observed by _______  must be able to test ideas

 3 Major Branches of Science  __________________

Physics – ______________________________ Explains the basics of all science Rules of the Game – Rules of the Universe Branches of Physics: Mechanics – __________________________ Thermodynamics – _________________________ _______________________________ Waves – ________________________________ Electricity Magnetism Quantum Mechanics – _____________________ _____________________________________

 Scientist – Anyone who looks for answers by questioning the __________ world.  Must be _______________and prepared to change or abandon an idea

_____________________– systemic way to solve problems  __________ and _______________are considered the fathers of the scientific method. STEPS TO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD -RAPRAP 1) ___________________________________ 2) ___________________________________ 3) _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 4) _________________________________________ 5)_________________________________________ __________________________________________

Most scientific discoveries are made through __________________________ _________________________________. Sir Alexander Fleming (Penicillin), Luigi Galvani (Electric Current), etc…

 Experiments in Physics Notes - in your syllabus Experiments in Physics Notes

 Control – the standard for comparison in an experiment  Experimental Group – test group (guinea pigs)  Observation – something noted in your experiment  Direct observation – something you can see firsthand  Indirect observation – not seen, made by observing how other things are affected  Procedure – something DONE in an experiment  Constant – something that doesn’t change in an experiment  Variable – anything that does change in an experiment  Independent Variable – the variable that is purposely changed  Dependent Variable – the variable that changes as a response to changing the independent variable  Trials – number of times repeating the experiment  Technology – application of science to meet human needs  Scientific Fact – close agreement by competent observers who observe the same event over time  Hypothesis – a guess, reasonable explanation of events  Theory – a tested explanation of events  Scientific Law/ Principle – when a hypothesis has been tested over and over again and never been contradicted  Bias – when scientists allow beliefs to influence data  Model – an idea or picture that illustrates something too large or too small to be seen easily  Quantitative data – data that describes with numbers  Qualitative data – data that describes with words/pictures

Easier to __________ and _______ with numbers _________ help make connections AGEBRA PRETEST

 K H D __________ d c m

 How many grams is a 1 kg apple?  How many grams is a 50 g apple?  How many km is a 10 m?  How many cm are in an 8 m high dive?  How many meters are in a 400 mm?

 Unit Conversion Notes Worksheet Unit Conversion Notes Worksheet  Factor Label Worksheet Factor Label Worksheet

Scientific Notation Notes Scientific Notation Worksheet