Thinking Like a Scientist Chapter 1: Lesson 2 Thinking Like a Scientist Do Now: Text Pg 10 “My Planet Diary” Answer # 1&2 in your NB . Write question and answer

Text Pg 10 “My Planet Diary” Answer # 1&2 in your NB . Write question and answer 2. Read pg 11-13 Assess your understanding pg 13 in your NB, write questions and answers

What Attitudes Help You Think Scientifically? An attitude is a state of mind. Scientists possess certain important attitudes, including:

Curiosity - Scientists want to learn more about the topics they study Honesty - Scientists should always report their observations and results truthfully and honestly. Creativity - Coming up with inventive ways to solve problems or produce new things. Open-mindedness - capable of accepting new and different ideas

5. Skepticism - having an attitude of doubt 6. Ethics - rules that enable people to know right from wrong 7. Awareness of Bias - what scientists expect to find can influence (or bias) what they observe and how they interpret observations

Types of Bias Personal Bias - comes from a person’s likes and dislikes. Cultural Bias - stems from the culture in which a person grows up. Experimental Bias - a mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result more likely.

What Is Scientific Reasoning? Scientific reasoning requires a logical way of thinking based on gathering and evaluating evidence. There are two types of scientific reasoning, deductive and inductive. Since scientific reasoning relies on gathering and evaluating evidence, it is objective reasoning. Being objective means that you make decisions and draw conclusions based on available evidence. Being subjective, means that personal feelings have entered into a decision or conclusion.

Deductive Reasoning - a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation. Think of it as a process: State the general idea Then relate the general idea to the specific case Then you reach a conclusion Inductive Reasoning - uses specific observations to make generalizations. Faulty Reasoning - using very little data or false information can lead to a faulty conclusion, Scientists should be very careful not to use faulty reasoning.

Chapter 1: Lesson 3 Scientific Inquiry

What is Scientific Inquiry? Scientific inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather. Posing Question (“Ask a question”) Research Develop a Hypothesis Conducting an experiment Analyze the data and draw a conclusion Communicate the results