1. What is, and is not, considered scientific
Empirical Evidence
What is, and is not, considered scientific
TEACHER NOTES below
Materials per student: sheet of copy paper, pencil, colored pencils, scissors
Super-Simple Procedure: Click through the PowerPoint and have students do everything shown on the screen!
Other Notes:
Change any text you like in the ppt
Teachers-make one of these graphic organizers for yourself so you have an example to show, and because it makes you more descriptive when doing the lesson.
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3. Non-Empirical Empirical Fold top down
How to fold and cut the paper
Cut at 11cm over, top sheet only!

4. Empirical
Non-Empirical
Add color
Add some color

5. Non-Empirical Do 5 others on your own
Empirical evidence is observed and measured.
Example statements:
The room temperature is _____ °c
Non-Empirical
List definition of empirical and examples
My examples/how I finished this door:
The room temperature is 23.7 C
My table is 1.3 meters long
There are 17 boys in this class
Class will end in 12 minutes
The ball bounces 15 cm when dropped from 100
Yesterday’s high temperature was 71 F
Do 5 others on your own

6. Empirical Do 5 others on your own Example statements:
I don’t like the room temperature.
Empirical
List non-empirical examples
My examples/how I finished this door:
I don’t like the room temperature
Candy makes you smart
The best move is “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Wearing red shirts helps you score more points in basketball
When the groundhog sees it’s shadow there’s 6 more weeks of winter
Girls are better at math than boys
Do 5 others on your own