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DO NOW:. Write down 2 ways science has affected society?. Lesson 6: Science & Society. Miss Ventorino Environmental Science 9/30/2014. Today’s Objectives:. Explain the difference between a hypothesis, theory and principle Explain why a scientist requires certain characteristics

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  1. DO NOW: • Write down 2 ways science has affected society?

  2. Lesson 6: Science & Society Miss Ventorino Environmental Science 9/30/2014

  3. Today’s Objectives: • Explain the difference between a hypothesis, theory and principle • Explain why a scientist requires certain characteristics • Explain the importance of Environmental Science in society

  4. Science & Society • Science helps people make better decisions • Science helps people understand what effects our decisions will have today and in the future • http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/r-brooks-what-are-some-of-the-most-exciting-technological-frontiers.htm • http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/s-pentland-what-are-some-of-the-effects-of-the-internet-on-society.htm

  5. Theories & Principles • Human knowledge grows by sharing information • Theories and scientific ideas can change as new discoveries are made • Theory is a well-tested hypothesis that explains many scientific observations • Ex: Gravity, The Big Bang Theory, Plate Tectonics, Evolution • Theories may become principles, a basic law or truth • EX: Law of conservation of mass, Newton’s 1st law of motion

  6. Scientific Information Flow Chart Hypothesis (With years of research and evidence a hypothesis can become accepted as a theory.) Theory Principle

  7. What makes a good scientist?

  8. What Makes A Good Scientist? • Qualities of a good scientist: • Curious • Asks questions • Honest • Does not fake experimental results • Patient • Good science takes a lot of time, results are not immediate • Creative • Design experiments • Skeptical • Does not accept everything they hear or read • Questions things that do not make sense • Strong ethic good set of morals • Honest and does the right thing • Objective • Makes decisions on facts and scientific method

  9. Environmental Science and Society • Issues in environmental science • New energy sources that don’t pollute • Providing clean water to people who need it • Providing enough food to growing population with out harming it • Protect species of our planet • Scientists don’t get to make decisions for societies but provide information to the people who do; government, communities & businesses

  10. Environmental Justice

  11. Environmental Justice • Dealing with environmental problems in a way that treats everyone equally • Solving problems and a balancing the positive and negative effects for all groups • Deals with consequences of decisions: • How will solution affect people’s daily lives • Will it hurt some people more than others? • Is the solution ethical? • How will it affect people today? In the future?

  12. Exit slips

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