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What Is
1 1 Science?
Physical science is concerned with your physical surroundings and your
concepts and understanding of these surroundings.
CORE CONCEPT
Science is a way of thinking about and understanding your environment.
OUTLINE
1.1 Objects and Properties
Objects and Properties 1.2 Quantifying Properties Quantifying Properties
Properties are qualities or 1.3 Measurement Systems Measurement is used to
attributes that can be used to 1.4 Standard Units for the Metric System accurately describe properties of
Length
describe an object or event. objects or events.
Mass
Time
1.5 Metric Prefixes
1.6 Understandings from Measurements Symbols and Equations
Data An equation is a statement of a
Data Ratios and Generalizations relationship between variables.
Data is measurement The Density Ratio
information that can be used Symbols and Equations
to describe objects, conditions, Symbols
events, or changes. Equations
Proportionality Statements
How to Solve Problems
1.7 The Nature of Science
The Scientific Method
Scientific Method Explanations and Investigations
Science investigations include Testing a Hypothesis Laws and Principles
collecting observations, Accept Results? Scientific laws describe
developing explanations, and Other Considerations relationships between events that
testing explanations. Pseudoscience happen time after time, describing
Science and Society: Basic what happens in nature.
and Applied Research
Laws and Principles
Models and Theories
People Behind the Science: Models and Theories
Florence Bascom A scientific theory is a broad
working hypothesis based on
extensive experimental evidence,
describing why something
happens in nature.
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