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What is science? Science: is a process by which we gain knowledge deals only with the natural world collects & organizes information (data/evidence) gives explanations that can be tested Science is an organized way of using evidence to learn about the
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Page 1: What is science? Science: is a process by which we gain knowledge deals only with the natural world collects & organizes information (data/evidence) gives.

What is science?Science: is a process by which we gain knowledge

deals only with the natural world collects & organizes information (data/evidence)

gives explanations that can be tested

Science is an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world.

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What is science?

Deals with the

natural world

A process to gain

knowledge

Collects & organizes

(data/evidence)

Gives testable

explanations

Page 3: What is science? Science: is a process by which we gain knowledge deals only with the natural world collects & organizes information (data/evidence) gives.

Scientific MethodScience starts with observation.

(using 5 senses)

Can your senses be fooled?

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What do you see in this picture?

Page 5: What is science? Science: is a process by which we gain knowledge deals only with the natural world collects & organizes information (data/evidence) gives.

What do you see in this picture?

Page 6: What is science? Science: is a process by which we gain knowledge deals only with the natural world collects & organizes information (data/evidence) gives.

What do you see in this picture?

Page 7: What is science? Science: is a process by which we gain knowledge deals only with the natural world collects & organizes information (data/evidence) gives.

Count the black dots at the intersections of the boxes?

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How many squares are there?

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How many F’s are there in the following sentence?

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF MANY YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF SEVERAL YEARS.

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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at CmabrigdeUinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit aporbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling wasipmorantt!

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid.

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Scientific Method

1. Observation(collect data/evidence)

2. Ask a questionWhy is the sky blue?

Where do babies come from?

Where do maggots come from?

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Scientific Method

3. Form a Hypothesis

A hypothesis explains both the

Observations/evidence and can be

tested.

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Scientific Method4. ExperimentAn experiment is the process of testing the hypothesis.

Control groupExperimental group

Only 1 variable should be tested.

5. Analyze ResultsDo the results support your hypothesis?

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Scientific Method

6. Draw ConclusionsMake a complete statement of what is thought to be true

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Scientific Method

1 Observation

2 Ask a question

3

Hypothesis

4 Experiment

5 Analyze Results 6

Conclusions

Start


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