3. What is Physical Science
Science is a way of learning about the natural world
4. What is Physical Science
Science is a way of learning about the natural world
Observing: Means using one or more senses to gather
information
5. What is Physical Science
Science is a way of learning about the natural world
Observing: Means using one or more senses to gather
information
Qualitative observation: Don’t involve measurements
6. What is Physical Science
Science is a way of learning about the natural world
Observing: Means using one or more senses to gather
information
Qualitative observation: Don’t involve measurements
Quantitative: Involves measurements
7. What is Physical Science
Science is a way of learning about the natural world
Observing: Means using one or more senses to gather
information
Qualitative observation: Don’t involve measurements
Quantitative: Involves measurements
Inferring: Explaining your observations
8. What is Physical Science
Science is a way of learning about the natural world
Observing: Means using one or more senses to gather
information
Qualitative observation: Don’t involve measurements
Quantitative: Involves measurements
Inferring: Explaining your observations
Predicting: Explaining what will happen
14. Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Inquiry refers to different ways scientists
study the natural world
The Process of Inquiry
Posing question
developing hypotheses: Possible answer
designing experiment: manipulated variable responding variable, controlled
collecting and interpreting data
draw conclusion communicate ideas