Environmental Science Chapter 2 Tools of Environmental Science
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Goals for these notesGoals for these notes Describe the steps that a scientists Describe the steps that a scientists
would use to figure out problems in would use to figure out problems in our environment.our environment.
How Science WorksHow Science WorksIn order to satisfy our In order to satisfy our
curiosity about why curiosity about why things are the way things are the way they are and about they are and about how things happen how things happen the way they do, we the way they do, we must..must..
Making Observations: Making Observations: using our senses and using our senses and toolstools
What are some tools a What are some tools a scientist may use?scientist may use?
ObservationsObservationsMake some observations from this photo
Make some observationsMake some observations
ObservationObservation
ObservationObservation
Hypothesis and PredictingHypothesis and Predicting Is a testable idea Is a testable idea
that can be lead that can be lead to further to further investigation.investigation.
Can you give an Can you give an example?example?
What can you tell from this What can you tell from this data?data?
HypothesisHypothesis
HypothesisHypothesis
HypothesisHypothesisCholera is caused by people drinking contaminated water.
Which pump appears to be causing the 1854 London Cholera outbreak?
•Spot Map•See patterns in data
•How could you test this hypothesis?
Collecting DataCollecting Data To study the To study the
hypothesis data hypothesis data must be collected must be collected and analyze.and analyze.
Conclusions must Conclusions must be drawnbe drawn
Results must be Results must be repeatablerepeatable
Results should be Results should be communicatedcommunicated
Collecting DataCollecting Data
Collecting DataCollecting Data
Drawing ConclusionsDrawing Conclusions
Repeating ExperimentsRepeating Experiments
Communicating ResultsCommunicating Results
What does this model show us about What does this model show us about how mercury gets to humans?how mercury gets to humans?
Habits of a ScientistHabits of a Scientist CuriosityCuriosity SkepticismSkepticism Openness to Openness to
New IdeasNew Ideas Intellectual Intellectual
HonestyHonesty Imagination and Imagination and
CreativityCreativity
What is going on here?What is going on here?1999 Earthquakes in yellow
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How can we use the scientific method to study our impacts on the environment?