Scientific Knowledge

Scientific Knowledge must be ______?

• Clear questions asked by scientists

• How scientists get the answers to questions

• What we know about the world

• Measurements made about the world

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Why is Scientific Knowledge subject to change over time?

• Scientists are constantly changing their minds

• As natural laws change, knowledge must change

• It must explain new observations that challenge theories

• Opinions change over time

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Where do scientists get their data?

• In the field

• In their laboratory

• All of the Above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is Empirical Data?

• Empirical data are based on the scientists opinion

• Empirical evidence is all the measurements and data scientists gather in support of a scientific explanation.

• Empirical data is based on only one experiment

What is a Scientific Theory?

• Is calculable

• Scientific theory is based on scientists opinion

• are what most scientists agree are the best explanations about how things happen.

Scientific Law Is ________

• is always the same anywhere in the universe.

• is always changing.

• is not calculable.