Chapter 1 Introduction to Science

[Pages:54]Chapter 1

Introduction to Science

Section 1 The Nature of Science Section 2 The Way Science Works Section 3 Organizing Data

? Skills

? Experiment Design ? SI Units and SI unit conversions ? Using graphs ? Scientific Notation and use in calculations ? Significant Digits

Objectives

Section 1 The Nature of Science

? Describe the main branches of natural science and relate them to each other.

? Describe the relationship between science and technology.

? Distinguish between scientific laws and scientific theories.

? Explain the roles of models and mathematics in scientific theories and laws.

How Does Science Take Place?

? Scientists observe. ? Scientists investigate. ? Scientists plan experiments. ? Scientists always test the results.

How Does Science Take Place? continued

? Science is the knowledge gained by observing in order to discover facts and to formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.

? Social Science deals with individual and group behaviors. ? Natural Science deals with how the universe works.

? Biological science is the science of living things. ? Physical science is the science of matter and energy. ? Earth science is the science of the Earth, the atmosphere,

and weather.

Natural Science

Physics

How Does Science Take Place? continued

? Science and technology work together.

? Some scientists practice pure science defined as the continuing search for scientific knowledge.

? Some scientists and engineers practice applied science defined as the search for ways to use scientific knowledge for practical applications.

? Technology is the application of science for practical purposes.

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