Unit 1 Study Guide:  Nature of Science 

 

Test:  Sept. 27

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Goals

• What is Physical Science?

• Identify components of the Scientific Method.

• Write hypotheses.  Recognize good and bad hypotheses.

• Use the Scientific Method to solve problems and conduct research.

• Identify the tools and equipment of physical scientists.

• SI Measurements & base units.

• Convert SI to English standard units.

• Convert metric to metric units.

• Write numbers in Scientific Notation

• Measure and estimate Mass, Length, and Volume.

• Calculate derived units

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Project:  Packing for Mars

• Presentation

• Calculations in Journal

• Spreadsheet

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Notes

• View videos:  Introduction to Physical Science

• View presentation and take notes The Science of Anything

• Watch this Video:  How to identify Scientific Variables

• Watch Video:  NASA Mis-measurements

• Notes:  The Power of 10

• Watch Video:  Metric Education Commercial & The Metric System Film

• Scientific Notation

• Components of Graphs

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Labs

• Measurement Lab

• Water Measurement

• Graphing Lab

• Use the Scientific Method to complete Copper Malachite Lab

  • Video:  Malachite & Copper

  • Penny Lab

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Journal Entries

• She's a witch! (identify elements of the scientific method). 

• Scientific Variables and Identifying Scientific Variables (more practice)

• Create a list of ten  “scientific” questions that can be answered using science.

  •  Avoid philosophical ones that cannot be answered, “Is there life after death?”  

• Create a list of 10 Hypotheses that describe the consequences of Global Climate Change.

• View The difference between Science and Technology 

  • Journal:  Agree or disagree with this statement:  Science leads to technology which then leads to more science.

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Assignments

• Read Chapter 1

• Chapter Review (pg. 38)

• Complete study guide in STEM Journal Hypothesis Writing ​

• Dimensional Analysis:  Conversions #1 & Conversions #2

• Scientific Notation Problems

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Vocabulary

1. Hypothesis

2. Theory

3. Control

4. Technology

5. Independent Variable

6. Dependent Variable

7. Experiment

8. Scientific Method

9. Scientific Law

10. Matter

11. mass

12. SI

13. Metric System

14. Derived Units

15. Graduated Cylinder

16. Kilo-

17. Balance

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Help 

• Dimensional Analysis Example