The Nature of Science

The Nature of Science

(The Scientific Method)

What is Science?

Science is not just a subject in school. Science is a way of studying the world. The word science comes from the Latin word that means “knowledge”. More specifically, science is a way to learn or gain knowledge about the world by observing and investigating. Therefore science is both a body of knowledge and a process.

Multiple Choice

Science comes from the latin word that means

• power

• common sense

• knowledge

• ignorance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the main categories of science?

• Life

• Pseudo

• Physical

• Earth

Multiple Choice

Students want to know which fertilizer will cause their plants to grow the fastest, so they add 3 different fertilizers to their plants and measure how much they grow over the next 10 days. This is an example of a(n) _________.

• observation

• experiment

• model

Fill in the Blanks

The name for a common set of steps scientists use to conduct investigations is the __________ ______.

Fill in the Blanks

A hypothesis makes a prediction about the outcome of an investigation and provides a

why this outcome may occur.

Multiple Choice

Scientists must think about which of the following when designing experiments?

• the steps required

• equipment needed

• safety precautions

• all of the above

Open Ended

Why are graphs a helpful way to analyze data?

​What happens after the scientific method has been completed?

Poll

Would you trust a study that has NOT been peer-reviewed?

• yes

• no