1. Warm- Up What is an Inference? What is a Hypothesis?
What is a Prediction?

2. INFERENCE? HYPOTHESIS? OR PREDICTION?
an explanation based on evidence and reasoning
an explanation based on evidence and reasoning
a guess at what will happen based on prior experience
INFERENCE
a testable explanation that guides an experiment
PREDICTION
HYPOTHESIS

3. WHAT NOW????
After several experiments have been done, Scientists SHARE their findings and/or develop…
MODEL: graphical explanation or representation
THEORY: a well-tested hypothesis that has not been proven wrong; generally accepted to be “correct,” unless disproven
LAW: a predictable relationship that is accepted as fact; often expressed as a formula (F=ma)
PRINCIPLE: a concept from which other ideas are derived
MODEL: ATOMIC STRUCTURE
THEORY: EVOLUTION
LAW – usually means formula; PRINCIPLES – usually more general
LAW/Principle often used interchangeably
BIG IDEA: CREATE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TELL OTHERS

4. Review S = State the problem CI =Collect information
E =Experiment with data
N=Notate results
C= Contemplate (analyze) data
E= Evaluate Data

5. Science Lab Report Format
Problem
Hypothesis
Materials
Safety Information
Procedure
Identify
Control- the constant
Independent Variable- what you are testing
Dependent Variable-what you are measuring
Procedure for the Experiment
Results/Data
Conclusion