Science & Measurement Notes

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

1. The amount of ______energy a substance has.
2. SI unit is the ______
3. 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

1. The amount of ______energy a substance has.
2. SI unit is the ______
3. Tool is the ______