ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What is the scientific method?
How are the principles of the scientific method demonstrated in scientific investigations?
What is a hypothesis?
What are the independent and dependent variables in an experiment?
Why does a scientist gather data?
What are the parts to a scientific investigation/controlled experiment?
How is the scientific method incorporated into our daily lives?
UNDERSTANDINGS / APPLICATIONS / SKILLS / NATURE OF SCIENCE:
2.U1: Laws are descriptions of phenomenon whereas theories are explanations as to why they exist.
2.U2: Scientists use the scientific method to explain observations and phenomenon in nature.
2.U3: In scientific investigations, a variable is any item, factor, or condition that can be controlled or changed.
2.U4: Scientific data can be collected by quantitative or qualitative means.
2.NOS: Scientists run multiple trials on experiments to increase the validity of their results.
2.S1: All experimental design follows a detailed procedure so as they could be replicated by other scientists.
2.A1: The scientific method is a series of steps.
2.S2: Graph scientific data
What is the scientific method?
How are the principles of the scientific method demonstrated in scientific investigations?
What is a hypothesis?
What are the independent and dependent variables in an experiment?
Why does a scientist gather data?
What are the parts to a scientific investigation/controlled experiment?
How is the scientific method incorporated into our daily lives?
UNDERSTANDINGS / APPLICATIONS / SKILLS / NATURE OF SCIENCE:
2.U1: Laws are descriptions of phenomenon whereas theories are explanations as to why they exist.
2.U2: Scientists use the scientific method to explain observations and phenomenon in nature.
2.U3: In scientific investigations, a variable is any item, factor, or condition that can be controlled or changed.
2.U4: Scientific data can be collected by quantitative or qualitative means.
2.NOS: Scientists run multiple trials on experiments to increase the validity of their results.
2.S1: All experimental design follows a detailed procedure so as they could be replicated by other scientists.
2.A1: The scientific method is a series of steps.
2.S2: Graph scientific data