WHAT IS SCIENCE?
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF AC
EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE
SHOCKLEY
 YWBAT:
 USE AND APPLY THE
PROCESSES OF
OBSERVING,
COMMUNICATING,
CLASSIFYING,
MEASURING,ESTIMATING,
COLLECTING,
INFERRING,PREDICTING,
INTERPRETING, AND
APPLYING DATA
HYPOTHESIZING, AND
IDENTIFYING VARIABLES
 IDENTIFY BENEFITS OF
SCIENCE AROUND YOU
 EXPLAIN THE SCIENTIFIC
METHOD
 FORMULATE HYPOTHESES
 EXPLAIN THE USES AND
LIMITATIONS OF MODELS
 COMPARE & CONTRAST
THEORIES, LAWS, FACTS,
& OPINIONS
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES (CONT.)
 DEMONSTRATE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF
SAFETY IN A LABORATORY
 EXPLAIN IMPORTANCE OF
ISU (International System
units or Metric system)
 COLLECT, RECORD, &
ANALYZE INFORMATION
USING VARIOUS TOOLS
 IDENTIFY THE VARIOUS
COMPONENTS THAT WORK
TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR
EARTH FUNCTION
 ANALYZE HOW THE
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS
INTERACT AND INFLUENCE
EACH OTHER
 EVALUATE CURRENT
CONCERNS
THE LIMITATIONS OF
SCIENCE
SCIENCE IS LIMITED DUE TO THE NATURE
OF
SCIENCE AND THE NATURE OF HUMANS
BECAUSE
SCIENCE
DEALS WITH OBSERVABLE
PHENOMENA
DEALS WITH MEASURABLE
PHENOMENA
DEALS WITH REPEATABLE PHENOMENA
CAN DESCRIBE AND OFFER
EXPLANATIONS BUT THESE
EXPLANANTIONS MUST BE TESTED
REPEATEDLY TO BE PROVEN AS FACT.
OFTEN NEW INFORMATION CAN COME
ALONG THAT CHANGES THE
EXPLANATION
CAN BE FAULTY DUE TO HUMAN
TERMS TO KNOW
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
LAW
HYPOTHESIS
VARIABLES
THEORY
OBSERVATIONS, ASSUMPTIONS,FACTS,
OPINIONS
 MODELS
 SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT – SCALES,
BALANCES, BEAKERS, ETC.
 METRIC UNIT TERMS
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AGENDAS, AND
REFER TO
WORKSHEETS FOR
MORE
INFORMATION!
USEFUL WEBSITES
&
WORKS CITED
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp?flash=false
http://www.cando.com/uci/lessons99/concepts.html
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/science/english/science/index.html
http://wcache.quia.com/quiz/644193.html
http://www.quia.com/jg/65726.html
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Quadrant/2581/esbmovies.ht
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http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/reactiontime.html
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster.html