1. Branches of Science and Inquiry
AIM: How do we classify science?

2. How many can you name?
Name all of the branches of science you can think of!
Share with the person next to you and write down anything they had that you didn’t.

3. Branches of Science Biology – Study of living things
Ecology – Study of living things & their environment
Botany - Study of plants
Zoology - Study of animals
Biological Sciences

4. Branches of Science Physics – study of non-living matter & its motion
Chemistry – Study of elements, compounds & their reactions
Physical Sciences

5. Branches of Science
Earth Sciences
Oceanography – study of the oceans & the ocean floor
Geology - study of rocks, the earth, and its formations
Meteorology - study of weather and the atmosphere
Astronomy - study of stars, planets, and moons

6. Scientific Method
Scientific Method Rap

7. “People Recently Have Made Exceptional Oreo Cookies!”
Name the Steps!
Think, Pair, Share! Use the following acronym to name the steps of the Scientific Method.
“People Recently Have Made Exceptional Oreo Cookies!”

8. - Identify and clearly define the problem to be solved.
Research
- Gather background information on the topic. Were there other experiments and what have they discovered.

9. - List of what you will need to perform the experiment.
- Statement of question that determines a possible solution to a problem.
Hypothesis
Materials
- List of what you will need to perform the experiment.

10. - Step by step instructions on how to perform the experiment.
Experimental Procedures-
- Step by step instructions on how to perform the experiment.
Observations & Data-
Make careful observations of what is happening in the experiment using your 5 senses

11. Conclusion
Upon repeated experimentation (3 X’s at least), results are studied that either support or disprove the hypothesis.

12. How can we improve an experiment?
Think, Pair, Share!
Can improve experiment by adding:
1. more trials
2. more test groups

13. Controlled Experiments
Valid controlled experiments contain four things:
1. Constants
2. Control
3. Independent Variable
4. Dependent Variable

14. Ex. Graduated cylinders, balance scale
Control-
What normally happens in an experiment with no testing. Shows the results of the experiment are really due to what you were testing. Used as a comparison.
- Things in an experiment that remain the same throughout an experiment.
Ex. Graduated cylinders, balance scale
Constants

15. Independent Variable- What the experimenter changes, known as the “manipulated” variable. Goes on the x-axis of a graph
x - axis

16. Dependent Variable- Responds to what you change in the experiment, known as the “responding” variable, belongs on the y-axis of a graph.
y - axis