Warm- Up What is an Inference? What is a Hypothesis? What is a Prediction?

INFERENCE? HYPOTHESIS? OR PREDICTION? an explanation based on evidence and reasoning an explanation based on evidence and reasoning a guess at what will happen based on prior experience INFERENCE a testable explanation that guides an experiment PREDICTION HYPOTHESIS

WHAT NOW???? After several experiments have been done, Scientists SHARE their findings and/or develop… MODEL: graphical explanation or representation THEORY: a well-tested hypothesis that has not been proven wrong; generally accepted to be “correct,” unless disproven LAW: a predictable relationship that is accepted as fact; often expressed as a formula (F=ma) PRINCIPLE: a concept from which other ideas are derived MODEL: ATOMIC STRUCTURE THEORY: EVOLUTION LAW – usually means formula; PRINCIPLES – usually more general LAW/Principle often used interchangeably BIG IDEA: CREATE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TELL OTHERS

Review S = State the problem CI =Collect information E =Experiment with data N=Notate results C= Contemplate (analyze) data E= Evaluate Data

Science Lab Report Format Problem Hypothesis Materials Safety Information Procedure Identify Control- the constant Independent Variable- what you are testing Dependent Variable-what you are measuring Procedure for the Experiment Results/Data Conclusion