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7th Grade: Science

Introduction Into Life Science

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Who is Jane Goodall? She is a scientist who studied chimps. She observed many unique things about them.
What is Science? Science is a way of learning about the natural world.
What types of skills do scientist use? Scientists use skills such as observing, inferring, predicting, classifying, and making models to learn more about the world.
Observing Observing means using one or more of your senses to gather information.
What are your senses? Your senses include: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.
What is a quantitative observation? Quantitative observations deal with numbers or amounts.
What is a qualitative observation? Qualitative observations deal with descriptions that can not be expressed in numbers. Ex: Noticing a bicycle is blue.
What is inferring? Inferring means you explain or interpret the things you observe.
What is predicting? Predicting means making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience of evidence.
What's the difference between a prediction and an inference? A prediction is a forecast of what WILL happen. An inference is an attempt to explain what IS happening or what HAS happened.
What is classifying? Classifying is the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.
Explain making models. Creating a representation of a complex object or process.
What is scientific inquiry? Scientific inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
What is a hypothesis? Hypothesis is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.
Hypothesis MUST be testable. Researchers must be able to carry out investigations.
Variables Variables are factors that can change in an experiment.
Controlled Experiment Experiment in which only ONE variable is manipulated.
Manipulated Variable A variable that is changed to test a hypothesis.
Responding Variable A factor that can change the response to a manipulated variable.
Operational Variable A statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term.
Data Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
Communicating The sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking.
Successful scientists possess certain important attitudes, or habits of mind such as: Curiosity, Honesty, Open Mindedness or Skepticism, Creativity.
What is technology? How people change the world around them to meet their needs and solve practical problems.
What is the goal of technology? Improvement
How are science and technology related? Science is the study of the natural world to understand how it functions. Technology changes or modifies the natural world to meet human needs to solve problems.
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