Notebook Set up
Place your syllabus as a flap on the
inside front cover of your notebook.
Place your username and password
sheet under your syllabus.
Notebook Set up
On the very first page, label it ‘table
of contents’. On the left side, place
the odd numbers. On the right side,
place the even numbers. When you
are done it should look like my
picture.
Notebook set up
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Page 1 (back of table of contents)
Label the back of the table of
contents page 1 (put the number in a
corner of the page). Glue the lab
safety contract as a flap. On the
table of contents, label page 1 ‘lab
safety contract’.
Notebook set up
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Page 2
Opposite the lab safety sheet is page 2.
label it. Glue down ‘how to write a lab
report sheet’. Label it in the table of
contents.
Notebook Setup
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Page 3
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Label this Scientific Method. These will be notes
Taking notes
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Cornell Notes
Notebook Setup
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Page 4
Glue the obscertainer lab
to this page. It can be
glued straight down.
Earth Science and the Scientific
Method
Pg. 3
Earth Science
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The study of Earth and its neighbors in space
Includes 4 areas of study
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Geology-study of Earth
Oceanography- study of ocean processes
Meteorology- study of the atmosphere
Astronomy- study of the universe
What is the Scientific Method?
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A systematic approach used to solve a
problem.
Not always the same.
Steps to the Scientific Method
Observations give additional info for new hypothesis.
Form modified hypothesis
Observation
Something in
the natural
world
Formulate a
question
What do you
want to know?
Research
and collect
data
What is already
known?
Form a
hypothesis
Propose an
an answer.
Test
Hypothesis
Observe
Draw
Conclusions
Does it
support
your
hypothesis?
If not,
modify the
hypothesis
based on new
observations.
Observations
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Qualitative-a descriptive statement
Quantitative-information pertaining to
numbers (i.e. mass, volume, length, time)
Formulate a question
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Asks how two variables can be related.
How does _________ affect _______?
Research and collect data
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Scientists must have background knowledge
before they test.
Can use other scientific articles.
Can use history.
Can use data previously collected.
Hypothesis
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What is a hypothesis?
Most common answer: an educated guess
But, what is an educated guess?
Must be testable and repeatable.
Is written as an ‘If…Then…’ statement
Experimentation
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Variables-factors that can affect the outcome
of an experiment.
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Independent variable: factor that you set (ex. time
intervals)
Dependent variable: factor whose value depends
on what happens in the experiment
Control-an experiment in which variables are
kept constant; the standard.
YOU CAN ONLY TEST ONE VARIABLE AT
A TIME.
Conclusion-What does the data
say?
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A judgment based on the observations
made.
Experiments must be tested hundreds of
times to be validated.
Conclusions can either becomes a scientific
law (based on tests) or a theory (can’t be
tested).
Homework- Due Monday Aug. 19
Think of a problem/phenomenon that you
would like to research and go through the
steps of the scientific method and describe
what steps you would take to solve your
problem. Include things like the different
types of data you would collect, your different
variables, etc.