1. Science in our World

2. Science in our World
Science starts with a Question

3. Answering Questions Research Observation Experimentation
Textbooks, encyclopedias, internet, magazines, etc
Observation
Using our senses-smell, touch, hear, see, taste
Experimentation
Controlled experiment-tests one factor at a time
Variable-changing a factor is the variable

4. Scientific Method PHPRC
Problem or Purpose- what you want to find out
Hypothesis- guess at the results
Procedure-steps to follow to solve the problem
Materials-Tools we need to do the experiment
Observation-using your senses to solve the problem
Results
Qualitative-description-red, made of wood
Quantitative-numbers- 3 feet long
Conclusion-Summarizing your results

5. Review Questions 1. Science always starts with a _________.
2. When you use your senses you are making an ____.
3. The first step of the scientific method is _______.
4. Rita has on a red shirt.
a. Qualitative observation
b. Quantitative observation
5. The summarizing of your results in the experiment is called the ____________.

6. Review Answers Question Observation Problem or purpose Qualitative
5. Conclusion