Science & Measurement Notes
A. The Nature of Science
1. Science is the total ______of knowledge gained by man’s observation of the ______universe.
2. Science tries to answer the questions ______(not why).
B. Two main types of science
1. ______– attempts to gain new knowledge; discoveries; research.
2. ______(technology) is the use of science in practical ways.
C. Physical Science
1. ______– study of ______and the changes it undergoes.
2. Physics – study of ______.
D. Scientific Statements
1. Facts – ______and indisputable.
2. ______– information gained from experimentation.
3. Laws – statements that describe patterns in nature with ______.
4. ______– explanations based on evidence (may be wrong).
5. Models – man-made ideas to help us ______scientific concepts.
F. The Scientific Method
1. Identify the problem (in the form of a ______).
2. Gather information by ______.
3. Form a hypothesis (an ______).
4. Experimentation.
5. Analyze ______& make ______.
6. Make predictions.
G. Scientific Experimentation
1. An experiment is a ______test.
2. Only ______variable should be changed at a time.
a. Manipulated (______) – changed by the experimenter.
b. Responding (______) – the effect.
3. ______do not change.
Science & Measurement Notes
A. The Nature of Science
1. Science is the total ______of knowledge gained by man’s observation of the ______universe.
2. Science tries to answer the questions ______(not why).
B. Two main types of science
1. ______– attempts to gain new knowledge; discoveries; research.
2. ______(technology) is the use of science in practical ways.
C. Physical Science
1. ______– study of ______and the changes it undergoes.
2. Physics – study of ______.
D. Scientific Statements
1. Facts – ______and indisputable.
2. ______– information gained from experimentation.
3. Laws – statements that describe patterns in nature with ______.
4. ______– explanations based on evidence (may be wrong).
5. Models – man-made ideas to help us ______scientific concepts.
F. The Scientific Method
1. Identify the problem (in the form of a ______).
2. Gather information by ______.
3. Form a hypothesis (an ______).
4. Experimentation.
5. Analyze ______& make ______.
6. Make predictions.
G. Scientific Experimentation
1. An experiment is a ______test.
2. Only ______variable should be changed at a time.
a. Manipulated (______) – changed by the experimenter.
b. Responding (______) – the effect.
3. ______do not change.
4. Controlled ______are those which could change, but are not allowed to.
5. Two parts to an experiment:
a. Control group – ______.
b. Experimental group(s) –______.
6. Prediction is the ______of experiments.
H. Types of Measurements
1. Length
a. The ______from one point to another point.
b. Base unit is the ______.
c. Tool is the ______.
2. Volume
a. The amount of ______a substance occupies.
b. Base unit is the ______
c. Tools: ______for regular solids or ______for liquids.
d. Objects can be regular (flat on all sides) or irregularly shaped.
e. Reading the Meniscus - Always read volume from the bottom of the ______. The meniscus is the ______surface of a liquid in a narrow cylindrical container.
3. Mass
a. The amount of ______in a substance.
b. Base unit - ______
c. Tool is the ______.
4. Weight
a. A measure of ______on an object.
b. Unit is the ______
c. Tool is the ______.
5. Time
a. How long an ______takes to occur.
b. Unit is the ______
c. Tool is the ______
6. Temperature
- The amount of ______energy a substance has.
- SI unit is the ______
- Tool is the ______
4. Controlled ______are those which could change, but are not allowed to.
5. Two parts to an experiment:
a. Control group – ______.
b. Experimental group(s) –______.
6. Prediction is the ______of experiments.
H. Types of Measurements
1. Length
a. The ______from one point to another point.
b. Base unit is the ______.
c. Tool is the ______.
2. Volume
a. The amount of ______a substance occupies.
b. Base unit is the ______
c. Tools: ______for regular solids or ______for liquids.
d. Objects can be regular (flat on all sides) or irregularly shaped.
e. Reading the Meniscus - Always read volume from the bottom of the ______. The meniscus is the ______surface of a liquid in a narrow cylindrical container.
3. Mass
a. The amount of ______in a substance.
b. Base unit - ______
c. Tool is the ______.
4. Weight
a. A measure of ______on an object.
b. Unit is the ______
c. Tool is the ______.
5. Time
a. How long an ______takes to occur.
b. Unit is the ______
c. Tool is the ______
6. Temperature
- The amount of ______energy a substance has.
- SI unit is the ______
- Tool is the ______