Learning Targets for Introduction to Physics Unit 1.1

How are scientific questions answered? Essential Question How are scientific questions answered?

Questions should be answered using a safe systematic approach. Big Idea Questions should be answered using a safe systematic approach.

You Should Know: Scientific questions are testable. There is a systematic approach to scientific investigation. Hypotheses are testable and are tentative based on observed data. Theories are well-established and highly-reliable explanations, but are subject to change. Laws are generalizations, principles, or patterns in nature derived from scientific facts.

You should be able to: Distinguish between hypotheses and theory and law. Demonstrate appropriate safety practices during lab investigations. Formulate testable hypotheses. Communicate valid conclusions supported by data.

Scientific Method Theory Hypothesis Academic Language Scientific Method Theory Hypothesis