Nature of Science

What statement best describes Science?

• a body of knowledge of natural events ; based on experiments and observations

• a never changing, complete explanation of everything in the universe

• a collection of knowledge on only living things

• a list of opinions about nature

Theories answer the question...

• How

• What

• Why

• When

Information gathered from using your senses is called:

• research

• observation

• conclusion

• inference

A Law answers the question...

• When

• How

• What

• Why

A scientific theory is based on large amounts of evidence, but always open to change.

• True

• False

A ________________________explains facts, observations and laws.

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Inference

Which of the following is an example of scientific law?

• Creatures change over time through evolution

• All cells come from other cells

• Gravity-what goes up must come down

• Stealing is illegal

What is NOT true about laws and theories?

• Both are based on observations

• Theories and laws are supported by evidence

• Laws explain "why"

• Laws and theories can never change

Theories and laws are used to

• Explain how animals, but not plants, live and interact in the world.

• Understand the natural world

• Explain how plants, but not animals, live and interact in the natural world.

• Help us eat right.

The girl loves her dog is an...

• observation

• inference

• hypothesis

• fact