Activity Write-up 1: What Science is Part A Part B Answer the following questions about the "Circles" activity. 1. Observation vs. Inference 1] You will see three pictures of fossilized dinosaur tracks. Write three Complete the data table below using what you did in the fof closs observations and one inference for each picture in the table. Distance Distanc This graphic shows Observations: Nome of around e across C+D C - D fossilized dinosaur tracks. 1) Object circles (C) circles C /D They are common in parts cm DJ om of New England and in the Southwestern United 2 Tennis 20.6 6.5 27.1 14.1 133.9 3.17 States. What do you OBSERVE in Table tennis 13 3.7 16.7 48. 3.51 the graphic? (At least 3) Ball of thread 57 21 3.63 What can you INFER from Inferences: your observations? kroger can 6.1 23.1 15.9 1342 3.61 (at Mast 1) Pink sticky 35.5 19.5 220 3.44 paper circle Observations: Now what do 2. Which formula represents the relationship between C and D the best? why? you think? 2) List at least 3 observations 3 and 1 3. What are the names for the distance around and across a circle? inference Inferences: 4. What is the ratio of circumference to diameter of a circle? Observations: 1) 5. Describe the relationship between the circumferences and diameters of any circles in your own words? 2) 3 6. Describe the steps you did in this activity. Inferences: One more time, make 3 observations and inter what happened based on your observations. 7. What are the most common scientific investigation procedures? Q: Write your own definitions for observations and inference and the differences between them with two examples. 8. Is the "scientific Methods" only way to do scientific investigation? why?() have no value. DJ Allof the above Part C 9. Which of these questions lies outside the realm of science? Short-answer or multiple-choice questions about the nature of science. Mark or AJ What is the purpose of life? highlight on the right answer. 6) What is the nature of the human spirit? C) Both of these 1. The classic scientific method includes DJ none of the above Al observing carefully. 6) questioning c) predicting. 10. Which of these is a scientific statement? o) plot the above AJ Candied walnuts contain no sugar. B) Things exist that we will never know about. 2. The scientific method is most effective in C) Matter is filled with undetectable particles. A making hypotheses. D) Parts of the universe exist that will never be discovered by humans. 6) gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge. c) discovering new things. DJ making theories. 11. Science, art, and religion need not contradict one another because AJ all three involve different domains. 3. The classic scientific method includes 8) choosing the right one means no need to heed the other two. A performing experiments. C) choosing religion and art means no need to heed science. B) predicting the results of experiments. DJ choosing science means no need to heed religion and art. formulating general rules that organize findings. D) plot the above 12. What do you think about question 11? What's your own opinion about the 4. A person who says "that's only a theory" likely doesn't know that a scientific question? theory is A a guess that involves a bunch of facts. 6) a hypothesis of sorts. C] a vast synthesis of well-tested hypotheses and facts. Dj none of the above. 5. A most important condition for the validity of a scientific experiment is that its results be AJ reproducible by others. B) organized in a clean and efficient way. C) repeated more than once p) controlled. 6. Which of these often changes over time with further study? A Facts B) Theories CJ Both facts and theories DJ Neither facts nor theories 7. A valid hypothesis must be _ testable 8. Reasonable and valid questions that are not testable Al are a small segment of the scientific method. 6) lie outside the domain of science