Nature of Science Vocabulary
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Brianna Wright
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You are a Science 9 student.
What does "Science" even mean??
It's a way of knowing using our personal belief system.
It's a way of knowing by gathering evidence.
It's a way of knowing by forming opinions about topics.
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Multiple Choice
What do we call it when we can predict a pattern in nature - if we know that something will happen over and over again?
Causality
Comprehensibility
Repeatability
Consistency
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Multiple Choice
If natural events have natural causes, they should eventually be able to be discovered and used to explain those causes.
True
False
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When using science to help make sense of how something works in the universe, natural events could be caused by supernatural forces.
True
False
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Let's play a game...
Silently, please read the next slide. When you are done, raise your hand so we know you are ready to move on.
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Multiple Choice
If the experimental work of a scientist is done well...
Other scientists should get the same results when they repeat the experiment.
The experiment never has to be done again.
Their experimental results will become a theory.
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Our scientific explanation of how something works (i.e. cancer, refrigeration, viruses, digestion) can change.
True
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Scientists can prove that something is 99% effective at killing "germs."
True
False
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What is the difference between a "hypothesis" and a "theory?"
There is no difference. They are both an educated guess.
A hypothesis is well tested and widely accepted while a theory is simply an educated guess.
A hypothesis is simply an educated guess while a theory is well tested and widely accepted.
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Can we prove a theory?
Yes
No
Sometimes
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Multiple Choice
All researchers growing grapes in the same environment find the same results.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
Consistency
Repeatability
Simplicity
Causality
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Multiple Choice
Scientists are still studying the vaccine for chicken pox and making changes to the vaccine as new information is found.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
Tentativeness
Repeatability
Simplicity
Dissemination
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Multiple Choice
New scientific work is shared in the magazine Popular Science.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
Tentativeness
Repeatability
Simplicity
Dissemination
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Multiple Choice
The results of testing a new cancer treatment was not expected, but scientists accept the findings and adjust recommendations.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
Consistency
Open-mindedness
Simplicity
Dissemination
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