What is Science?

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What is Science?
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Scientia

• knowledge
• 1) A systematic approach for gaining knowledge
  about the universe and everything in it.

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2) What is Technology?the VIP is technology at
its finest
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2) Technology uses science to solve problems.

• Example technology and toys movie.
• 3) What is Engineering
• Using science to solve problems.
• Building better computers.
• Computer engineering

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Building taller buildings.
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Building faster cars.
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Building better organisms.
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4) Physics is the study of matter and energy.
(How matter re-sponds to energy.)
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4) Chemistry is the study of matter and how
matter combines.
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5) Religion and myths
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6) Natural Philosophers
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• 7) Mathematics

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Numbers and measurements are not ambiguous.

• Math is universal. All countries can speak
  mathematically
• 8) Scientific method
• was introduced
• by Galileo Galilei
• (1564-1642)

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9) The scientific method

1. Purpose- state a problem.
2. Research- gather information.
3. Hypothesis- educated guess.
4. Experiment- design a test for your hypothesis.
5. Analysis- record and interpret data
6. Conclusion- was your hypothesis correct?
7. REPEAT? REPEAT? REPEAT?

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10) Scientific facts are data obtained by
competent observers.

• Examples The moon is a planet.
• Full moons are evil.
• Gravity causes the moon to orbit the earth.

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11) Scientific Laws or Principles

• A statement describing a relationship observed to
  be invariable for a phenomena Examples.
• 1) What goes up must come down.
• 2) The Universal Law of Gravity.
• 3) Archimedes Principle.
• Laws of nature are different from laws of man.
  How?

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12) Theories are a set of statements or
principles devised to explain a group of facts or
phenomena.

• Scientific theories
• are based on facts and evidence
• have been repeatedly tested
• are widely accepted by scientist
• can be used for predictions about natural
  phenomena.

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15) Examples
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Religion is

• n. a belief in and reverence for a supernatural
  power or powers regarded as creator and governor
  of the universe. A personal or institutionalized
  system grounded in such belief and worship.
• 254 identified Gods,
• 4200 different religions,
• 12 classified as major world religions.

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The exact number of religions in the world is
unknown, but the twelve major world religions in
alphabetical orderBahaI (7 million adherents)
Islam (1.3 billion)Buddhism (360 million)
Hinduism (900 million)Christianity (2
billion) Jainism (4 million)
Confucianism (6 million) Judaism (14
million) Daoism (2.7 million) Shinto (4
million) Sikhism (23 million)
Zoroastrianism (150,000)
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15)Observations Information gained using your
senses

• 16) Can you name the 6 senses?

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Sight
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taste
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smell
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hearing
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touch
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6th sense

• I see dead people!

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17) Qualitative Quantitative

• a) What type of observation?
• Examples ?
• b) What type of observation?
• Examples ?
• 18) What type of observations are most important
  in science?
• QUANTITATIVE!!! Why?

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Observation/Inference/Prediction19)Inference
an explanation for an observation (because)

• 20)Prediction- a forecast of a future observation
  (future tense)