1. DO NOW What Is Science?? - In your own words, write down any ideas or thoughts to explain what science is all about! -Take out homework if you did not turn it in yesterday- signed contract, science safety reading, and LAB (if completed) ** The seat you choose today will be your assigned seat

2. The Nature of Life The Science of Biology

3. What Is Science? Investigates to understand nature Makes predictions

4. What do scientists do? Scientists … – Observe – Interpret – Explain

5. Observation Observation: Science starts with an observation made using 1 of the 5 senses

6. Observation Observation: Science starts with an observation made using 1 of the 5 senses Sight Touch Taste Feel Sound

7. DO IT Write 5 observations about this classroom or something in it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

8. Observation Science starts with observation. 5 senses Information gathered from observation is called, evidence, or data

9. Observation Science starts with observation. 5 senses Information gathered from observation is called, evidence, or data – 2 types of data

10. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Qualitative Quantitative

11. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Qualitative- characteristics that cannot be easily measured or counted Quantitative-

12. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Qualitative- characteristics that cannot be easily measured or counted – Texture, color, shape…. Quantitative- measurable data that involves numbers

13. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Qualitative- characteristics that cannot be easily measured or counted – Texture, color, shape…. Quantitative- measurable data that involves numbers

14. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Qualitative- characteristics that cannot be easily measured or counted – Texture, color, shape…. Quantitative- measurable data that involves numbers – Number, weight, height, time

15. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Qualitative- characteristics that cannot be easily measured or counted – Texture, color, shape…. Quantitative- data that involves numbers – Number, weight, height, time – **How many are there? How many pounds? How many inches? How many seconds?…

16. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Qualitative observation- characteristics that cannot be easily measured or counted – Texture, color, shape…. – “Quality” Quantitative- data that involves numbers – How many are there? How many pounds? How many inches? How many seconds?… – “Quantity”

17. Qualitative vs.Quantitative Height Weight Time

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21. Inference Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience. “Taking a guess about something with reason”

22. Make an Inference Observation: The line at the water fountain is long. Observation: The sidewalk is wet. Observation: There is bumper to bumper traffic on the highway.

24. Inference: The man is a farmerEvidence: He is with animals

25. Inference: This picture is in KansasEvidence: The landscape looks like the midwest