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Scientific Inquiry and Skills

Scientific Inquiry and Skills. What is Science?. Science is like a never ending mystery-people observe, ask questions, and uncover clues as they look for answers to our questions. Knowledge in science is not written in stone- it can change.

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Scientific Inquiry and Skills

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  1. Scientific Inquiry and Skills

  2. What is Science? • Science is like a never ending mystery-people observe, ask questions, and uncover clues as they look for answers to our questions. • Knowledge in science is not written in stone- it can change. • Theories, ideas, and explanations are constantly revised as scientists learn more.

  3. What is Science? • The goal of science is to: • Investigate and understand the natural world. • Explain events in the natural world. • Use the explanations to make predictions.

  4. The Scientific Method • Have you ever timed two different routes to school or compared two kinds of shampoo? If you have, you have performed a simple experiment. You probably did not plan out your experiment on paper before you performed it. Scientists, however, design experiments carefully before they actually perform them. • Designing an experimentis making an organized plan to test a hypothesis.

  5. The Scientific Method • Scientific Method-a series of steps that are used to answer a question or to solve a problem

  6. STEP 1- Ask a QUESTION Based on observations Write the topic you want to investigate in the form of a scientific question The Scientific Method

  7. The Scientific Method • STEP 2- Form a HYPOTHESIS • Which is a possible explanation for what you observed • A hypothesis is an educated guess or a prediction about the outcome of an experiment • Start your hypothesis with “I think that…”

  8. STEP 3- TEST the HYPOTHESIS By conducting controlled experiments An experiment is a series of trials and tests that are done to support or disprove a hypothesis The Scientific Method

  9. The Scientific Method • STEP 4- Analyze the RESULTS • Which are the data collected from the experiments • Data refer to the results the experiment • Data can be organized into: • Table or Charts • Graphs • Tables and Graphs do not change the data, but allows you to recognize patterns. In this way the data is easier to understand.

  10. The Scientific Method • STEP 5- Make CONCLUSIONS • Based on the results of the experiments • Accept or reject your hypothesis based on the data from the experiment

  11. The Scientific Method • STEP 6- COMMUNICATE the Results • Share them with other scientists • An experiment can be considered true or VALID if: • The experiment is repeated many times • The same results are found each time

  12. Question 1 • One ounce of protein, carbohydrate, and fat are burned separately in a calorimeter to determine caloric content. The results are shown in the table.

  13. Question 1 • Which statement represents a valid conclusion based on the data? • (1) An ounce of fat contains about twice as many calories as an ounce of protein • (2) Protein is a better energy food than carbohydrate • (3) Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins all yield approximately the same number of calories per unit of weight • (4) Proteins and carbohydrates provide the most calories per ounce

  14. Experimental Design • Control/Constants- Things that stay the SAME during an experiment • Variables-Things that CHANGE during the experiment You can only change 1 thing at a time to have a controlled experiment!

  15. Experimental Design • There are two groups in an experiment: • Experimental Group-The group in an experiment that contains the variable you are testing called the independent variable • Control Group- The group in an experiment that is used a comparison. It does not contain the variable being tested • Sometimes contains a placebo such as a sugar pill

  16. Independent vs. Dependent Variables • Independent Variable-the FACTOR THAT IS CHANGED in an experiment • Something “SPECIAL” in an experiment • Always belongs to the Experimental Group • Dependent Variable-the FACTOR THAT IS FORCED TO CHANGE in an experiment because the independent variable was changed • Something that you are MEASURING in an experiment

  17. Experimental Design • Question: Do plants that are given plant food grow taller than those that are not? • Control: • Type of plant • Amount of sunlight • Amount of water • Independent Variable:Soil → with plant food OR without plant food • Dependent Variable:Height of the plant

  18. Question 2 • Which laboratory procedure would be best for demonstrating the effect of light intensity on the production of chlorophyll in pea plants? • (1) using 10 plants of different species, each grown in the same intensity of light • (2) using 10 plants of different species, each grown in a different intensity of light • (3) using 10 plants of the same species, each grown in the same intensity of light • (4) using 10 plants of the same species, each grown in a different intensity of light

  19. Question 3 • In an early trial of the Salk vaccine for polio, 1,830,000 school children participated. This original trial was an attempt to determine whether the Salk vaccine was effective in preventing polio. Of the 1,830,000 children involved, only 440,000 received the vaccine.

  20. Question 3 • The remainder were not given the vaccine because they • (1) had a natural immunity • (2) already had polio • (3) served as a control • (4) were allergic to the vaccine

  21. Experimental Design • Observation- something you recognize with your senses and that you can describe • Measurements-using scientific instruments to give you exact values We use both observations and measurements as data during science experiments

  22. Optical Illusions-What does this say?

  23. Optical Illusions-Can you find the man’s face?

  24. What is this a picture of? Optical Illusions

  25. Optical Illusions- Which yellow line is longer?

  26. Optical Illusions- Are the horizontal lines crooked or straight?

  27. Optical Illusions- How many dark circles can you count?

  28. Optical Illusions- Which inner circle is bigger?

  29. Optical Illusions- Can you follow the red dot to the center of the spiral?

  30. Optical Illusions- What is this a picture of?

  31. Optical illusions- Are these lines straight or wavy?

  32. Optical Illusions

  33. In this subway, this guy spray painted the wall to appear as an illusion of the stairs coming out of the wall.

  34. Optical Illusions • Pac Man Illusion

  35. Graphing • Graphing • A visual display of information or data • Helps to make information easier to see and read

  36. Bar Graph Histogram is a Bar Graph where the bars are touching

  37. Pie Graph

  38. Line Graph **MOST COMMONLY FOUND ON THE REGENTS EXAM**

  39. Graphing • ALL GRAPHS NEED: • Data (numbers, measurement) • Labels on each axis • Title • Appropriate scale (the space between each number must be the same)

  40. SampleSize-the amount of data that is collected The more data you have the more VALID your conclusion will be! Question: How tall is the grass in your yard? Should you choose one small area to sample or should you choose many small samples from around the entire yard?

  41. Validity of an Experiment • There are two ways that you can make an experiment more VALID: • Repeat the experiment and get the same results • Increase the sample size

  42. Experimental Design Guide

  43. Question 4 • A scientific study showed that the depth at which some microscopic plants were found in a lake varied from day to day. On clear days, the plants were found as far as 6 meters below the surface of the water but were only 1 meter below the surface on cloudy days.

  44. Question 4 • Which hypothesis would these observations support? • (1) Light intensity affects the growth of microscopic plants • (2) Wind intensity affects the growth of microscopic plants • (3) Nitrogen concentration affects the growth of microscopic plants • (4) Precipitation affects the growth of microscopic plants

  45. Question 5 • Tomato plants in a garden are not growing well. The gardener hypothesizes that the soil is too acidic. To test the hypothesis accurately, the gardener could • (1) plant seeds of a different kind of plant • (2) move the tomato plants to an area with less sunlight • (3) change the pH of the soil • (4) reduce the amount of water available to the plant

  46. How does the Scientific Method work? • Scientific Method Video

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