Lesson 2 Measurement and Scientific Tools

Chapter Introduction

Lesson 1 Understanding

Science

Lesson 2 Measurement

and Scientific

Tools

Lesson 3 Case Study

Chapter Wrap-Up

What processes do

scientists use when they

perform scientific

investigations?

Understanding Science

? What is scientific inquiry?

? How do scientific laws and scientific

theories differ?

? What is the difference between a fact

and an opinion?

Understanding Science

? science

? technology

? observation

? scientific theory

? inference

? scientific law

? hypothesis

? critical thinking

? prediction

What is science?

? Science is the investigation and

exploration of natural events and of the

new information that results from those

investigations.

? Scientific knowledge is the result of a

great deal of debate and confirmation

within the science community.

? People use science in their everyday

lives and careers.

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