Scientific Method

What is Science ?

The Study of Earth Science

Branches of Earth Science

Science and

Technology

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• Coming up with an answer to questions is a ___________________or an educated guess on what the explanation of the observations and evidence.

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•HYPOTHESIS

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• a factor that can change in an experiment- will be determined to see what effects the experiment.

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•Variables

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• when scientists study the natural world and come up with explanations based on evidence that they have gathered

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• Scientific inquiry-

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• a variable or factor that the scientist changes in the experiment

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•Manipulated variable-

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• List the steps of scientific method

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• Pose questions• Develop a hypothesis• Design an experiment• Collect and interpret data• Draw conclusion• Communicate results

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• a way of learning about the natural world

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• Science

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• uses one or more of your senses: Sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste.

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• observation

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• is an idea of what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence.

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• predicting

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• A well tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations.

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• scientific theory

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• allows scientists not worry about the effects of other variables in the results of the experiment. In an experiment something is done to one group and not to the other

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•Controlling variables

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• A group of parts that work together as a whole

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• system

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• How old do scientists believe the Earth to be?

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• 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD!!

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• Forces that shape the Earth’s surface

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•Constructive Forces

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–Helps scientists study and understand things that can not be observed directly–used to represent complex objects

or processes.

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• Scientific Models

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• What are the three main ideas that Earth scientists use to guide their work?

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–The structure of the Earth system–The Earth’s history–The Earth in the solar system

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• The study of the solid Earth

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• geology

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• The study of Earth’s oceans

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•oceanography

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• The study of Earth’s atmosphere

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•Meteorology

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• How could a geologist help an oceanographer?

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• Help to study the ocean floor, underwater volcanoes, rocks/sand under water

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• How could a meteorologist help an astronomer?

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• Help study atmospheres and weather on other planets, study how meteorites fall though the earth’s atmosphere.

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• What are some examples of the way that technology has improved peoples lives

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• medicine to improve health, glasses to see, the internet to gain information

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•People who develop or create technology are called

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•engineers

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• how people change the world around them to meet their needs or to solve problems.

• changes or modifies the natural world to meet human needs or to solve problems

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• Technology

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•What is the purpose of technology?

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• To improve the way people live.

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• How would a scientist vs. an engineer study wind?

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• A scientist would talk about the sun and weather creating wind; an engineer would talk about how to harness wind to create electricity.