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Guided Notes On - What Is Chemistry - 2
Guided Notes On - What Is Chemistry - 2
Why is Chemistry
important in Life?
Who was the 1st to
gather information?
On what?
What is inductive
reasoning?
What is deductive
reasoning?
What steps did Bacon
take to construct the
scientific method?
Ask a question
Make
observations
Propose an
explanation
Test the
hypothesis
Research: Why is it
useful to do
background research
before you write and
test a hypothesis?
Hypothesis: What is a
hypothesis, and why is
it important to a
scientific
investigation?
What is an
independent variable?
Give some examples
from hypotheses and
investigations.
What is a dependent
variable? Give some
examples from
hypotheses and
investigations.
What are controlled
variables, and why are
they important?
Analysis: Describe
how results are
analyzed after an
experiment.
What is inference?
Where in the scientific
method do you make
inferences?
FQ: What makes science reliable?
What is included in
reliable science? What
does it mean to be
replicable? repeatable?
What are
characteristics of
“bad” science? Give
an example of each
characteristic.
A lot of new vocabulary is introduced and used in this course. Practice to become more
familiar with all the new terms and definitions. Also, develop responses for the lesson's
focus questions to be sure you understand the content.