Unit 1
Investigation, Models, and Measurement
Essential Questions
1. What are the branches of earth science
and what does each branch study or do?
2. What are the six steps of the scientific
method, how does each step help solve a
problem or find an answer, and why is it
useful to scientist?
3. What is a model, how are they useful to
scientists?
4. What is the metric system (SI), and what
are the benefits of using it?