(7 th ) Chapter 1-3 Cornell Notes Scientific Inquiry

Chapter 1-3: Key Questions What is scientific inquiry? A. __________________________________ What makes a hypothesis testable? A. __________________________________

Chapter 1-3: Key Terms scientific inquiry- hypothesis- variable- controlled experiment- manipulated variable- responding variable- control- operational definition- data- communicating-

Chapter 1-3 Part 1 Scientific Inquiry: various ways to explore, gather data and explain the natural world.

Chapter 1-3 Part 2 Posing questions: must be scientific and testable; personal taste, opinion or judgement cannot be tested.

Chapter 1-3 Part 3 must go through many trials. hypothesis must be testable; Developing a Hypothesis: possible explanation;

Chapter 1-3 Part 4 control (unchanged part) used to compare; Designing an Experiment: variables or factors kept to a minimum; controlled experiment: only 1 variable changing (manipulated variable); may cause other variable(s) to change (responding variable); operational definition tells how to measure variable.

Chapter 1-3 Part 5 drawing conclusions: summary of what is learned, confirms/denies hypothesis; collecting and interpreting data (facts, figures, evidence that is collected); Communicating : sharing ideas through writing and speaking.