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Table of Contents. Thinking Like a Scientist Scientific Inquiry Why Study Science? Careers in Science. - Thinking Like a Scientist. Chimp Food. This graph shows the diet of chimps at Gombe National Park during May of one year. Fruit, seeds, leaves, meat, insects, blossoms, and other foods.
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Table of Contents • Thinking Like a Scientist • Scientific Inquiry • Why Study Science? • Careers in Science
- Thinking Like a Scientist Chimp Food • This graph shows the diet of chimps at Gombe National Park during May of one year.
Fruit, seeds, leaves, meat, insects, blossoms, and other foods Reading Graphs: According to the graph, what foods do chimps eat? - Thinking Like a Scientist Chimp Food
Seeds Interpreting Data: Did chimps feed more on seeds or leaves during this month? - Thinking Like a Scientist Chimp Food
95% Calculating: What percentage of the diet did blossoms, seeds, leaves, and fruit make up? - Thinking Like a Scientist Chimp Food
Insects will constitute a much greater portion of the chimps diet, with other food diminishing proportionately. Predicting: Suppose you learn that November is the main termite-fishing season, when chimps spend a large part of their time eating termites. Predict how the chimp diet might change in November. - Thinking Like a Scientist Chimp Food
- Thinking Like a Scientist Making Models • Making models involves creating representations of complex objects or processes. This model traces a chimp’s journey through the forest.
- Thinking Like a Scientist Asking Questions • Before you read, preview the red headings. In a graphic organizer like the one below, ask a what, how, or why question for each heading. As you read, write answers to your questions. Question Answer Observing involves using one or more of your senses to gather information. What does observing involve? Inferring means to explain or interpret the things you observe. What is inferring? Predicting means making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence. What does predicting mean? Making models involves creating representations of complex objects or processes. What does making models involve? Classifying is the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way. What is classifying? Scientific attitudes include curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, skepticism, and creativity. What do scientific attitudes include?
- Thinking Like a Scientist More on Scientific Thinking • Click the PHSchool.com button for an activity aboutscientific thinking.
- Scientific Inquiry Collecting and Interpreting Data • A data table helps you organize the information you collect in an experiment. Graphing the data may reveal any patterns in your data.
- Scientific Inquiry The Nature of Inquiry Activity • Click the Active Art button to open a browser window and access Active Art about the nature of inquiry.
Key Terms: Key Terms: Examples: Examples: responding variable communicating controlled experiment scientific theory operational definition scientific law data - Scientific Inquiry Building Vocabulary • A definition states the meaning of a word or phrase by telling about its most important feature or function. After you read the section, reread the paragraphs that contain definitions of Key Terms. Use all the information you have learned to write a definition of each Key Term in your own words. Key Terms: Examples: Communicating is the sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking. The responding variable is the variable that changes in response to changes in the manipulated variable. scientific inquiry Scientific inquiry is a process that includes the different ways that scientists find out about the natural world. A controlled experiment is an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated. hypothesis A scientific theory is a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. A hypothesis is one possible answer to a scientific question. An operational definition is a description of how to measure a variable or define a term. variable A scientific law is a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions. A variable is something that can change in an experiment. Data are the facts, figures, and other evidence that a scientist collects through observing. manipulated variable A manipulated variable is the variable that is changed on purpose during an experiment.
- Why Study Science? Identifying Main Ideas • As you read about the importance of studying science, write the main idea in a graphic organizer like the one below. Then write four supporting details that give examples of the main idea. Main Idea Understanding science can help you… Detail Detail Detail Detail evaluate claims in advertisements figure out how things work weigh the pros and cons of public issues answer questions about the best use of Earth’s resources
- Why Study Science? Links on Scientific Literacy • Click the SciLinks button for links on scientific literacy.
- Careers in Science Using Prior Knowledge • Then write what you know about scientists in a graphic organizer like the one below. As you read, write what you learn. What You Know There are different fields of science. Scientists work together. Knowledge of science is used in nonscience careers. What You Learned The three main branches of science are Earth and space science, life science, and physical science. Most scientific questions being investigated today span the different fields of science, including questions related to exploring beyond Earth and developing new sources of energy. In many nonscience careers, a knowledge of science is essential in order to perform the job.
- Careers in Science Links on Branches of Science • Click the SciLinks button for links on branches of science.
Graphic Organizer Main Idea Scientists use many different skills to learn more about the world. Detail Detail Detail Detail Detail Observing Inferring Predicting Classifying Making models
