Science or Not?

Jenna thinks a banana ripens faster when placed in

a paper bag. She uses careful OBSERVATION

and EXPERIMENTATION to test her hypothesis.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

The makers of Ivory Soap claim their soap floats because it is 99.44 % pure. Kamisha is SKEPTICAL, so she decides to

design an experiment that includes MULTIPLE TRIALS and

test the claim herself.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Jose conducts an experiment and concludes

9 out of 10 worms prefer a dark, moist environment.

A classmate follows the exact same procedure and

REPLICATES the results.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

Carmen uses LOGICAL THINKING and OBJECTIVITY when choosing a deodorant. She does NOT rely on personal stories or testimonials as evidence.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Rashawn is CURIOUS about insects. His curiosity drove him to discover a connection between ants and aphids. The data Rashawn collects is scrutinized by his scientific peers.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Pauline argues that pesticides cause cancer. She supports her arguments with scientific knowledge and the results of her experiments.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

When Natalie writes a science report, she chooses well-defined vocabulary words that are commonly used among her peers.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

Galileo used mathematical reasoning to support his

ideas about how objects in the night sky were

connected.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

Drake investigates the relationship between pollution and heart disease. He publishes his experimental results in a

scientific journal for other scientists and experts to verify.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

Larry studies ASTRONOMY which is the study of the universe and of the objects that exist naturally in space

such as the moon, sun, planets and stars. His testable ideas

are based on logic.

• Empirical Science

• Pseudoscience

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4