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LIFE & PHYSICAL
SCIENCE Introduction & Scientific Method
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What is Life & Physical Science?
• Life Science:
• the study of living things; biology.
• Physical Science:
• The study of matter, non-living materials;
physics, chemistry.
• Includes earth science.
Earth science is the name for the group of sciences
that deals with Earth and its neighbors in space.
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Scientific Inquiry
• Science assumes that the natural world is
• Consistent
• Predictable
• The goals of science are
• To discover patterns in nature
• To use knowledge to make predictions
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Scientific Inquiry
• Science begins with making observations
and asking questions.
• Observation is the process of gathering
information about events or processes in a
careful, orderly way.
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Scientific Inquiry
• Observations lead to ideas.
• Ideas can become a hypothesis.
• Hypothesis: a possible explanation for an
observation (untested)
• A hypothesis can become a theory.
• Theory: a tested, well supported hypothesis.
• Scientific Method is used to develop a
hypothesis and test it.
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Scientific Method
• Involves a series of steps that are used to
investigate a natural occurrence:
1. Observe things/Ask a question
2. Form a hypothesis.
3. Set up a controlled experiment/test
hypothesis
4. Collect data and analyze results
5. Come up with a conclusion.
6. Share conclusions/report findings
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1. Observe things/Ask a question
• What do you observe in this picture?
• Inference or conclusion: based on observations.
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1. Observe things/Ask a question
Scientists use data to make inferences.
An inference is a logical interpretation based on prior
knowledge or experience.
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• Careful observations lead to questions.
• Your question should compare things.
• Do plants in sun grow more than plants in the dark?
1. Observe things/Ask a question
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2. Form a hypothesis.
• What we think will happen in the experiment.
• A statement that states the expected answer.
• A hypothesis can be proven right OR wrong.
• “If…, then…” statement.
• If we put a plant in the sun, then it will grow more.
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2. Form a hypothesis.
• How do scientists test hypotheses?
• A hypothesis should be tested by an
experiment in which only one thing is
changed at a time.
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3. Set up an experiment
• Tests the hypothesis to answer your question.
• A variable is something that changes.
• 2 types of variables:
• Dependent = value changes depending on other
factors; value is NOT known at the beginning of the
experiment.
• Independent = we change, manipulate; value is known
at the beginning of the experiment.
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Variables, Example • Growth of Plants: does more sun make a difference?
• 8 hours of sun vs. 4 hours of sun. Which plant will grow
more quickly?
Independent Variable
= amount of sun.
Dependent Variable
= growth of plant.
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Controls
• A control is something that is kept constant.
• Controls are kept the same through the
experiment:
• What can we control in our plant growth
experiment?
• Controlled Experiment: tests only 1
variable.
• Why is this important?
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• The information gathered from observations is called data.
1. Quantitative data (can be measured/#s)
2. Qualitative data (can’t be measured/descriptions)
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4. Collect and Analyze Results
Quantitative:
Qualitative:
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5 & 6. Conclude; Share your results
• Present findings of the experiment.
• Was your hypothesis right? wrong?
• Does the amount of light a plant gets help it to
grow more?
• If hypothesis is wrong, a new one can be
stated and tested.