2. Unit 1 Section 1 Focus On: What Scientists do The Nature of Science Branches of Science

3. I. What Scientists do: A. Things that scientists do are: 1)________________________ 2)________________________ 3)________________________ B. Whenever you do the above things, you are ______________ _________________________ Problem Solve Perform Experiments Observe Well acting like a scientist.

4. II. The Nature of Science: A. The goal of science is to: _____ ___________________________ __________________ “How can having an understanding of science be important to a: study and observe the world around us.

5. A theory is: ________________ when a theory is put to the test, it is called a__________________ this is defined as _____________ ___________________________ an explanation for events that happen in nature. experiment an organized process used to test a hypothesis (theory) C. The Building Blocks of Science: Also known as a hypothesis.

6. when this passes the many “truth- tests,” then it becomes a_________, which summarizes______________ _____________________________ all known facts about a theory. law

7. ______________ ______________ ______________ 1)____________ 2)____________ 3)____________ Study of matter & energy Study of the living environment Study of the earth’s changes PHYSICAL LIFE EARTH SCIENCE Physics Chemistry Math Botany Geology Zoology Meteorology Ecology Astronomy

8. $ What is the goal of science? $ What is the name of the process we use in science to test a hypothesis? $ What is the difference between a theory and a law? $ What branch of science does this person belong?