1. Warm Up #1
What are 5 questions that you have about the world around you?

2. Lesson 1: Understanding Science
Nature of Science (NOS): Scientific Explanations

3. Essential Questions What is scientific inquiry?
What are the results of scientific investigations?
How can a scientist minimize bias in a scientific investigation?

4. Science – the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations
Describe each of the following:
Life Science –
Earth Science –
Physical Science -

5. Science – the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations
Describe each of the following:
Life Science – the study of all living things
Earth Science – the study of Earth, including its landforms, rocks, soil, and forces that shape Earth’s surface
Physical Science – the study of chemistry and physics; study interactions of matter and energy

6. Which branch of science does it belong to?

7. Scientific Inquiry BrainPOP – Scientific Method
Pass our Scientific Method handout

9. Key Terms
Observation – the act of watching something and recording what occurs
Inference – a logical conclusion based on available information or evidence
Hypothesis – a possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations
Prediction – a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events; uses “If…, then ….” statement

10. Classify the statements as an observation or inference
The apple covering is red.
The apple is edible.
There are seeds inside the apple.

11. Compare and Contrast
Scientific Theory
Scientific Law

12. Compare and Contrast
Scientific Theory: an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
Scientific Law: describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true
States that something will happen
Tries to explain why something happens
Usually based on one well-supported hypothesis that states that something will happen
Contains many well-supported hypotheses

13. Evaluating Scientific Evidence
Critical thinking – comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it.
What are the following:
Sampling
Bias
Blind study
Repetition

14. Evaluating Scientific Evidence
Critical thinking – comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it.
What are the following:
Sampling: studies small amounts of something to learn about the larger whole
Bias: intentional or unintentional prejudice towards a specific outcome
Blind study: reduces bias where investigator, subject, or both don’t know which item they are testing
Repetition: doing an experiment more than 1 time

15. Safety in Science
What must you do to ensure you are safe when you are conducting an experiment?