Studying Earth Science

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Studying Earth Science
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Chapter One Science is Everywhere

• 1.1 Learning about Science
• 1.2 Observing the World
• 1.3 Using the Scientific Method

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Investigation 1A
Measuring Flow Rate

• How can we measure the rate at which water is
  flowing?

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1.2 Observing the World

• An observation is an accurate description of a
  thing or an event.
• The sky is blue is an observation.

What observations can you make about this
picture? What observations are hard to make from
a picture?
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1.2 Observation vs. Opinion

• An observation is
• It is raining.
• An opinion is
• I like rain!

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1.2 Using all of your senses

• Each of these senses is valuable in making
  observations
• seeing
• hearing
• touching
• tasting
• smelling

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1.2 Recording Observations

• Observations from experiments are written in a
  notebookan important tool in science.
• The science process helps you know what to write.

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1.2 Recording Observations

• First you record your observations, a question,
  and a hypothesis.
• Then you record the experiment procedure and
  data.
• Data can be descriptions or measurements.
• You write your conclusions last.

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1.2 Recording Observations

• Now your experiment can be repeated by you or by
  other people because you have recorded everything
  you did!

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1.2 Using tools
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Activity
Observing the World Around You

• In order to be a good scientist, you must
  practice the skill of making observations.