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Sc ientific Inquiry/ Scientific method

Explore how scientists learn about the natural world through scientific inquiry, including posing questions, hypotheses, experiments, data collection, and conclusions. Discover the significance of models, theories, and laws in the realm of science.

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Sc ientific Inquiry/ Scientific method

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  1. GOAL- STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND HOW SCIENTIST LEARN ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE ROLE MODELS, THEORIES AND LAWS PLAY IN SCIENCE. Scientific Inquiry/ Scientific method

  2. Scientific inquiry/method • KEY---- Refers to the different ways scientist study the natural world. • Scientific inquiry---- the process includes- posing questions, hypotheses, experiments, collecting data, drawing conclusions and communication • Copy figure 13 p. 22 7th • Copy fig 3 p. 11 8th

  3. Copy and define 5 terms

  4. WHAT IS HAPPENING? • Key- YOU MUST Pose a scientific question! • Ex- What factors made the trees grow that way? Not which tree was the prettiest? That would be based on personal opinion and not scientific evidence • Key- Scientific inquiry cannot answer questions based on opinions, values, or judgments… SHE LIKES ME!

  5. Why and how do you think that tree is growing?

  6. SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY HYPOTHESIS- IS A POSSIBLE ANSWER TO A SCIENTIFIC QUESTION OR AN EXPLANATION FOR A SET OF OBSERVATIONS. EDUCATED GUESS EX- PERHAPS FROGS MAKE MORE NOISE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGHER QUESTION - MUST BE TESTABLE. EXPERIMENT – IS A WAY TO TEST A HYPOTHESIS. YOU MAY HAVE TO RUN SEVERAL TRIALS

  7. COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING DATA • DATA- ARE THE FACTS, FIGURES, AND OTHER EVIDENCE GATHERED THROUGH OBSERVATION • KEY- CAN BE EITHER QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE • EX- GRAPHS, JOURNALS, AND DATA TABLES ARE WAYS TO EXPRESS THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT

  8. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS • CONCLUSION- STATES WHETHER OR NOT THE DATA SUPPORTS THE HYPOTHESIS. • COMMUNICATING- ONCE YOU DRAW A CONCLUSION IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS • SCIENTIFIC THEORY- A WELL TESTED EXPLANATION FOR A WIDE RANGE OF OBSERVATION OR EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

  9. What is happening here?

  10. SCIENTIFIC LAW- IS A STATEMENT THAT DESCRIBES WHAT SCIENTIST EXPECT TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME UNDER A PARTICULAR SET OF CONDITIONS. • EX- LAW OF GRAVITY • WHAT GOES UP MUST COME ______?

  11. REVIEW QUESTIONS WRITE THE Q QND A • 1. WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY? • 2. NAME SIX PROCESSES THAT ARE OFTEN INVOLVED • 3. WHAT WAS YOUR HYPOTHESIS ON BREAD MOLD? • 4. WAS IT PROVED OR DISPROVED?

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