1. INTRO TO SCIENCE Ch. 1

2. The Scientific Method Look around and ask a QUESTION

3. What do you think is going to happen? Use critical thinking…  Form a HYPOTHESIS (a prediction)

4. Plan an EXPERIMENT Procedure Data table COLLECT DATA Do multiple trials!! Make a plan of action

5. ANALYZE DATA Make a CONCLUSION Are you done yet? What does it all mean?

6. …NO!!! A conclusion always leads to another QUESTION Let’s get ready to ROCK ROCK

7. Branches of Science BIOLOGY EARTH PHYSICAL

8. Living things Botany - plants Ecology - environments Zoology – animal life Any others you can think of? Biology

9. Matter and energy Chemistry – matter and its changes Physical Science  Physics – energy and forces (“pushes and pulls”)

10. Solid/liquid/gas parts of Earth Geology – “geo” (solid) Liquid part? Meteorology – things in the air like weather (gas) Any others? Earth

11. International System (SI) Mass – grams (g) Volume – cm 3 or mL Length - meters (m) Time - seconds (s) Force – Isaac Newtons (N) Add prefixes as needed (milli-, centi-, kilo-, etc.) Units of Measurement

12. Measurement Tools Mass – triple beam balance Volume – ruler or graduated cyl. Length – meter stick Time - chronometer Force – scale (spring)