7th Grade Science Journal Make-Up Sheet
Tuesday, 9-2 to Wednesday 9-17 (8 Days)
Tuesday, 9-2
Ö Do you think anything can happen in the universe if given enough time? Explain.
Ö Do you think Science can prove everything and answer every question we have? Explain.
Thursday, 9-4
Ö What is proof? How do you go about proving an idea?
Ö What is the main purpose or goal of science? How does real science really work?
Friday, 9-5
Ö What is the difference between a theory and an established fact? How can you tell the difference?
Ö Ö Explain why there are things in the universe that you can know for certain 100%. What are they called? What are the things called that cannot be known for certain?
Monday, 9-8
Ö How do we know atoms are real if we can never see them? How do we prove they are real?
Ö How do we know what is in the center of the earth if we can’t go there? How can we know how deep a lake or ocean is without diving to the bottom?
Tuesday, 9-9
Ö Ö What is the difference between observing something directly and observing something indirectly? Give at least two examples of each.
Ö What is remote sensing? Give examples.
Wednesday, 9-10
Ö What is the difference between real science and pseudoscience or faith topics?
Ö What must all scientific experiments and theories have in them in order to be considered valid or reliable?
Thursday, 9-11
Ö What is a scientific control or control group?
ÖÖÖ What is the scientific control group for the following theories? (a) Glaciers existed in Ohio’s past. (b) Dinosaurs were wiped out by a giant meteor impact. (c) Stars have a life cycle (nebula to red giant to supernova).
Wednesday, 9-17
Ö What does it mean to have an open mind?
Ö What does it mean to be a skeptic (closed minded)?
Ö Why are both very important in science?