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The Nature of Science
Section 3 • Communicating with Graphs
Section 1 • The Methods of Science
Section 2 • Standards of Measurement
Section 4 • Science and Technology
Table of Contents
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• Science is a method for studying the natural world.
• It is a process that uses observation and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature.
What is Science?
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• Nature follows a set of rules.
• Many rules, such as those concerning how the human body works, are complex.
What is Science?
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What is Science?
• Other rules, such as the fact that Earth rotates about once every 24 h, are much simpler.
• Scientists ask questions to learn about the natural world.
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• Science can be classified according to three main categories.
Major Categories of Science
• Life science deals with living things.
• Earth science investigates Earth and space.
• Physical science deals with matter and energy.
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• Scientific explanations help you understand the natural world.
Science Explains Nature
• As more is learned about the natural world, some of the earlier explanations might be found to be incomplete or new technology might provide more accurate answers.
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• Scientists have studied the atom for more than two centuries.
Science explains nature
• Thompson and Rutherford’s both created models to help explain their understanding of an atom.
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• Today we use a different model called the electron cloud model.
Science Explains Nature
• This model is a result of many investigations and collaboration of many scientists.
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Science Explains Nature
• Because it is the nature of science to be open to change, investigations into the model of the atom continue today.
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Investigations
• Scientists learn new information about the natural world by performing investigations, which can be done in many different ways.
• Some investigations involve simply observing something that occurs and recording the observations.
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Investigations
• Other investigations involve setting up experiments that test the effect of one thing on another.
• Some investigations involve building a model that resembles something in the natural world and then testing the model to see how it acts.
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Scientific Methods
• An organized set of investigation procedures is called a scientific method.
• Six common steps found in scientific methods are shown.
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State a problem
• Many scientific investigations begin when someone observes an event in nature and wonders why or how it occurs.
• Then the question of “why” or “how” is the problem.
• Sometimes a statement of a problem arises from an activity that is not working.
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Research and gather information
• Before testing a hypothesis, it is useful to learn as much as possible about the background of the problem.
• Have others found information that will help determine what tests to do and what tests will not be helpful?
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Forming a Hypothesis
• A hypothesis is a possible explanation for a problem using what you know and what you observe.
• For example, NASA scientists hypothesized that a ceramic material might withstand the heat and forces of reentry and could work on the space shuttle.
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Testing a Hypothesis
• Some hypotheses can be tested by making observations.
• Others can be tested by building a model and relating it to real-life situations.
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Testing a Hypothesis
• One common way to test a hypothesis is to perform an experiment.
• An experiment tests the effect of one thing on another using controlled conditions.
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Variables
• A variable is a quantity that can have more than a single value.
• You might set up an experiment to determine which of three fertilizers helps plants to grow the biggest.
• Possible factors include plant type, amount of sunlight, amount of water, room temperature, type of soil, and type of fertilizer.
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Variables • In this experiment, the amount of growth is the
dependent variable because its value changes according to the changes in the other variables.
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A4 oz. every three days 6hr/day A 16cm
B4 oz. every three days 6hr/day B 14cm
C4 oz. every three days 6hr/day C 18cm
D4 oz. every three days 6hr/day none 10cm
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• The variable you change to see how it will affect the dependent variable is called the independent variable.
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Constants
• A factor that does not change when other variables change is called a constant.
• You might set up four trials, using the same soil and type of plant.
• Each plant is given the same amount of sunlight and water and is kept at the same temperature. These are constants.
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Controls
• The fourth plant is not fertilized.
• This plant is a control. A control is the standard by which the test results can be compared.
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• Suppose that after several days, the three fertilized plants grow between 2 and 3 cm.
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A4 oz. every three days 6hr/day A 16cm
B4 oz. every three days 6hr/day B 14cm
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• If the unfertilized plant grows 1.5 cm, you might infer that the growth of the fertilized plants was due to the fertilizers.
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Analyze the data
• Interpreting the data and analyzing the observations is an important step.
• If the data are not organized in a logical manner, wrong conclusions can be drawn.
• An important part of every experiment includes recording observations and organizing the test data into easy-to-read tables and graphs.
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Draw conclusions
• Based on the analysis of your data, you decide whether or not your hypothesis is supported.
• For the hypothesis to be considered valid and widely accepted, the experiment must result in the exact same data every time it is repeated.
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Being objective
• A bias occurs when what the scientist expects changes how the results are viewed.
• This expectation might cause a scientist to select a result from one trial over those from other trials.
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Being objective
• Scientists can lessen bias by running as many trials as possible and by keeping accurate notes of each observation made.
• Valid experiments also must have data that are measurable.
• For example, a scientist performing a global warming study must base his or her data on accurate measures of global temperature.
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Being objective
• The experiment must be repeatable.
• Findings are supportable when other scientists perform the same experiment and get the same results.
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Visualizing with Models
• Sometimes, scientists cannot see everything that they are testing.
• They might be observing something that is too large, too small, or takes too much time to see completely.
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Visualizing with Models
• A model represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it.
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Models in history
• Lord Kelvin, who lived in England in the 1800s, was famous for making models.
• To model his idea of how light moves through space, he put balls into a bowl of jelly and encouraged people to move the balls around with their hands.
• Kelvin’s work to explain the nature of temperature and heat still is used today.
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High-tech models
• Today, many scientists use computers to build models.
• NASA experiments involving space flight would not be practical without computers.
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Scientific Theories and Laws
• A scientific theory is an explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. It is not a guess.
• Just because a scientific theory has data supporting it does not mean it will never change.
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Scientific Theories and Laws
• A scientific law is a statement about what happens in nature and that seems to be true all the time.
• Laws tell you what will happen under certain conditions, but they don’t explain why or how something happens.
• Gravity is an example of a scientific law.
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Scientific Theories and Laws
• A theory can be used to explain a law, but theories do not become laws.
• For example, many theories have been proposed to explain how the law of gravity works.
• Even so, there are few theories in science and even fewer laws.
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The Limitations of Science
• Science can help you explain many things about the world, but science cannot explain or solve everything.
• Most questions about emotions and values are not scientific questions because they cannot be tested.
• You might take a survey to get people’s opinions about such questions, but that would not prove that the opinions are true for everyone.
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The three main categories of science are life, earth, and physical.
What are the three main categories of science?
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A common way to test a hypothesis is to perform an experiment.
What is a common way of testing a hypothesis?
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A. standardB. independent variable C. experimentalD. control
Which of the following is the group in an experiment in which all conditions are kept the same?
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The answer is D. Conditions are kept the same in the control group.
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Units and Standards
• A standard is an exact quantity that people agree to use to compare measurements.
• Suppose you and a friend want to make some measurements to find out whether a desk will fit through a doorway.
• You have no ruler, so you decide to use your hands as measuring tools.
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Units and Standards
• Even though you both used hands to measure, you did not check to see whether your hands were the same width as your friend’s.
• In other words, you did not use a measurement standard, so you can not compare the measurements.
• Hands are a convenient measuring tool, but using them can lead to misunderstanding.
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Measurement Systems
• Suppose the label on a ball of string indicates that the length of the string is 1.
• Is the length 1 feet, 1 m, or 1 cm?
• For a measurement to make sense, it must include a number and a unit.
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Measurement Systems
• The English system of measurement is commonly used in the United States.
• Most other nations use the metric systema system of measurement based on multiples of ten.
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International System of Units
• All SI standards are universally accepted and understood by scientists throughout the world.
• The standard kilogram is kept in Sèvres, France.
• All kilograms used throughout the world must be exactly the same as the kilogram kept in France.
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International System of Units
• Each type of SI measurement has a base unit.
• The meter is the base unit of length.
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International System of Units
• Every type of quantity measured in SI has a symbol for that unit.
• All other SI units are obtained from these seven units.
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SI prefixes
• The SI system is easy to use because it is based on multiples of ten.
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SI prefixes
• The most frequently used prefixes are shown.
• Prefixes are used with the names of the units to indicate what multiple of ten should be used with the units.
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Converting between SI units
• A conversion factor is a ratio that is equal to one and is used to change one unit to another.
• For example, there are 1,000 mL in 1 L, so 1,000 mL = 1 L.
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Converting between SI units
• To convert units, you multiply by the appropriate conversion factor.
• For example, to convert 55 L to mL, multiply 55 L by a conversion factor.
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Converting between SI units
• Use the conversion factor with new units (mL) in the numerator and the old units (L) in the denominator.
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Measuring Length
• In scientific measurement length is the distance between two points.
• The SI base unit of length is the meter, m.
• Metric rulers and metersticks are used to measure length.
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• The size of the unit you measure with will depend on the size of the object being measured.
• You probably would use the centimeter to measure the length of your pencil and the meter to measure the length of your classroom.
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• By choosing an appropriate unit, you avoid large-digit numbers and numbers with many decimal places.
• Twenty-one kilometers is easier to deal with than 21,000 m. And 13 mm is easier to use than 0.013 m.
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Measuring Volume
• The amount of space occupied by an object is called its volume.
• If you want to know the volume of a solid rectangle, such as a brick, you measure its length, width, and, height and multiply the three numbers and their units together (V = 1 x w x h).
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• For a brick, your measurements probably would be in centimeters.
• The volume would then be expressed in cubic centimeters, cm3.
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• In measuring a liquid’s volume, you are indicating the capacity of the container that holds that amount of liquid.
• The most common units for expressing liquid volumes are liters and milliliters.
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Measuring Liquid Volume
• Sometimes, liquid volumes such as doses of medicine are expressed in cubic centimeters.
• Suppose you wanted to convert a measurement in liters to cubic centimeters.
• You use conversion factors to convert L to mL and then mL to cm3.
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• Mass is a measurement of the quantity of matter in an object.
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• The mass and volume of an object can be used to find the density of the material the object is made of.
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• Density is the mass per unit volume of a material.
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• You find density by dividing an object’s mass by the object’s volume.
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Derived units
• The measurement unit for density, g/cm3 is a combination of SI units.
• A unit obtained by combining different SI units is called a derived unit.
• An SI unit multiplied by itself also is a derived unit.
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Measuring Time and Temperature
• It is often necessary to keep track of how long it takes for something to happen, or whether something heats up or cools down.
• These measurements involve time and temperature.
• Time is the interval between two events.
• The SI unit for time is the second.
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Celsius
• Think of temperature as a measure of how hot or how cold something is.
• For most scientific work, temperature is measured on the Celsius (C) scale.
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Celsius
• On this scale, the freezing point of water is 0C, and the boiling point of water is 100C.
• Between these points, the scale is divided into 100 equal divisions. Each one represents 1C.
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Kelvin and Fahrenheit
• The SI unit of temperature is the kelvin (K).
• Zero on the Kelvin scale (0 K) is the coldest possible temperature, also known as absolute zero.
• Absolute zero is equal to -273C which is 273 below the freezing point of water.
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• Kelvin temperature can be found by adding 273 to the Celsius reading. So, on the Kelvin scale, water freezes at 273 K and boils at 373 K.
• The temperature measurement you are probably most familiar with is the Fahrenheit scale, which was based roughly on the temperature of the human body, 98.6.
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• These three thermometers illustrate the scales of temperature between the freezing and boiling points of water.
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A __________ is an exact quantity that peopleagree to use to compare measurements.
A. variableB. standardC. unitD. control
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The answer is B. SI standards are universallyaccepted and understood by scientiststhroughout the world.
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A nanogram is equal to __________ milligrams.
A. 1 x 10-9 B. 1 x 109
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The answer is C. A nanogram is 1 x 10-9 g,and a milligram is 1 x 10-3 g.
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The amount of space occupied by an object iscalled _________?
The answer is volume. To find the volume of asolid rectangle, measure the rectangle’s lengthby its width by its height.
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• A graph is a visual display of information or data.
• This is a graph that shows the motion that takes place when a girl takes her dog for a walk.
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• The horizontal axis, or the x-axis, measures time.
• Time is the independent variable because as it changes, it affects the measure of another variable.
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• The distance from home that the girl and the dog walk is the other variable.
• It is the dependent variable and is measured on the vertical axis, or y-axis.
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• Different kinds of graphsline, bar, and circleare appropriate for displaying different types of information.
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• Graphs make it easier to understand complex patterns by displaying data in a visual manner.
• Scientists often graph their data to detect patterns that would not have been evident in a table.
• The conclusions drawn from graphs must be based on accurate information and reasonable scales.
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Line Graphs
• A line graph can show any relationship where the dependent variable changes due to a change in the independent variable.
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• Line graphs often show how a relationship between variables changes over time.
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Displaying data on line graphs
• You can show more than one event on the same graph as long as the relationship between the variables is identical.
• Suppose a builder had three choices of thermostats for a new school.
• He wanted to test them to know which was the best brand to install throughout the building.
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• He installed a different thermostat in classrooms, A, B, and C.
• He recorded his data in this table.
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• The builder then plotted the data on a graph.
• He could see from the table that the data did not vary much for the three classrooms.
• So he chose small intervals for the y-axis and left part of the scale out (the part between 0 and 15).
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• This allowed him to spread out the area on the graph where the data points lie.
• You can see easily the contrast in the colors of the three lines and their relationship to the black horizontal line.
• The black line represents the thermostat setting and is the control.
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Constructing line graphs
• The most important factor in making a line graph is always using the x-axis for the independent variable.
• The y-axis always is used for the dependent variable.
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Constructing line graphs
• Another factor in constructing a graph involves units of measurement.
• You might use a Celsius thermometer for one part of your experiment and a Fahrenheit thermometer for another.
• You must first convert your temperature readings to the same unit of measurement before you make your graph.
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Constructing Line Graphs
• Scientists use a variety of tools, such as computers and graphing calculators to help them draw graphs.
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Bar Graphs
• A bar graph is useful for comparing information collected by counting. For example, suppose you counted the number of students in every classroom in your school on a particular day and organized your data in a table.
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• You could show these data in a bar graph like the one shown.
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Bar Graphs
• As on a line graph, the independent variable is plotted on the x-axis and the dependent variable is plotted on the y-axis.
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• You might need to place a break in the scale of the graph to better illustrate your results.
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Circle Graphs
• A circle graph, or pie graph, is used to show how some fixed quantity is broken down into parts.
• The circular pie represents the total.
• The slices represent the parts and usually are represented as percentages of the total.
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Circle Graphs
• This figure illustrates how a circle graph could be used to show the percentage of buildings in a neighborhood using each of a variety of heating fuels.
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• To create a circle graph, you start with the total of what you are analyzing.
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• This graph starts with 72 buildings in the neighborhood.
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• For each type of heating fuel, you divide the number of buildings using each type of fuel by the total (72).
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• You then multiply that decimal by 360 to determine the angle that the decimal makes in the circle.
• Eighteen buildings use steam. Therefore, 18 72 x 360 = 90 on the circle graph.
• You then would measure 90 on the circle with your protractor to show 25 percent.
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A graph is a(n) __________ of information ordata.
A. listB. analysisC. visual displayD. conclusion
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Which of the following types of graphs would be the best choice for representing a child’s growth over time?
A. lineB. barC. circleD. contour
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The answer is A. Line graphs often show how a relationship between variables changes over time.
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You need to draw a circle graph to represent the following data. Determine the angle on the circle that accurately represents the number of Spanish-speaking households.
Language Spoken
Number of Households
English 127
Spanish 179
French 21
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Language Spoken
Number of Households
English 127
Spanish 179
French 21
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• Technology is the application of scientific knowledge of materials and processes to benefit people.
• Technology can be:
What is technology?
• any human-made object
• knowledge or skills needed to operate a human-made object
• a system of people and objects used to do a particular task
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• Technology also can be the knowledge or skills needed to perform a task.
• A network of people and objects that work together to perform a task also is technology.
What is technology?
• A technological system is a collection of the other types of technology that are combined to perform a specific function.
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• Long ago, people would sit for hours copying each page of a book by hand.
• Books were expensive and bought only by the very rich.
Technological methods or techniques
• Today, books can be created in different ways.
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• Technological solutions in developing countries focus on supplying basic needs for families.
• Technology that would supply adequate and safe drinking water and food supplies would be valued.
Global Technological Needs
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• Because the needs for survival are met in industrialized nations, money often is spent on technology.
• Technology is designed to improve the quality of life of individuals.
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Social Forces that Shape Technology
• Society is a group of people that share similar values and beliefs.
• The development of technology is affected by society and its changing values, politics, and economics.
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Social Forces that Shape Technology
• If consumers fail to buy a product, companies usually will not spend additional money on that type of technology.
• People will support the development of technologies that agree with their personal values, directly and indirectly.
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Economic Forces that Shape Technology
• One way in which funds are allocated for research and development of technology is through the federal government.
• A private foundation, which is an organization not associated with the government, is a group of people who work together for a common goal.
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Moral and Ethical Issues
• Ethical issues in science pose questions and establish rules about how scientific hypotheses should be tested and how society should use scientific knowledge.
• Ethics help scientists establish standards that they agree to follow when they collect, analyze, and report data.
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Question 1
Scientific knowledge used to solve a problem or provide for a human need is called _______.
A. innovationB. inventionC. technologyD. theory
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The answer is C. Technology is the use of science to solve many different kinds of problems.
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Which of the following is a true statement about technology?
A. Technology has not changed in the last 100 years.
B. Technology is used only in industrialized countries.
C. People all over the world use technology in the same way.
D. Technology can be used to supply basic needs to families.
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The answer is D. Technology is used in many different ways by people all over the world.
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• Science is a way of learning about the natural world.
The Methods of Science
• Scientific investigations can involve making observations, testing models, or conducting experiments.
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• Scientific experiments investigate the effect of one variable on another. All other variables are kept constant.
The Methods of Science
• Scientific laws are repeated patterns in nature. Theories attempt to explain how and why these patterns develop.
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• A standard of measurement is an exact quantity that people agree to use as a basis of comparison. The International System of Units, or SI, was established to provide a standard and reduce confusion.
Standards of Measurement
• When a standard of measurement is established, all measurements are compared to the same exact quantitythe standard. Therefore, all measurements can be compared with one another.
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• The most commonly used SI units include: lengthmeter, volumeliter, masskilogram, and timesecond.
Standards of Measurement
• In SI, prefixes are used to make the base units larger or smaller by multiples of ten.
• Any SI unit can be converted to any other related SI unit by multiplying by the appropriate conversion factor.
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• Graphs are a visual representation of data that make it easier for scientists to detect patterns.
Communicating With Graphs
• Line graphs show continuous changes among related variables. Bar graphs are used to show data collected by counting. Circle graphs show how a fixed quantity can be broken into parts.
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• To create a circle graph, you have to determine the angles for your data.
Communicating With Graphs
• In a line graph, the independent variable is always plotted on the horizontal x-axis. The dependent variable is always plotted on the vertical y-axis.
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Explain the difference between a constant and a control.
Answer
A constant is a factor that does not change whenother variables change. A control is the standardby which test results are compared.
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Why is the SI system important to scientists?
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The use of SI enables scientists anywhere in the world to understand data reported by other scientists, and makes peer review of results easier.
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Which of the following is an SI unit?
A. footB. poundC. secondD. yard
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The answer is C. Second is the SI unit of time.
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Question 4
Which of the following is an appropriate question for science to consider?
A. Which type of rose produces the most pleasing scent?B. What brand of fertilizer should farmers use?C. Does breaking a mirror cause bad luck?D. What birds prefer nesting in low shrubs?
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The answer is D. Questions that involve judgments about beauty or matters of opinion are not in the realm of science.
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Question 5
You conduct an experiment to test the effect of fertilizer on plant growth. You use the same type of soil for all trials. Is soil type a constant or a control?
Answer
Since all trials use the same soil type, it is a constant.
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Question 1
Which of the following should always be represented on the x-axis of a line graph?
A. independent variableB. dependent variableC. controlD. standard
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The answer is A. The y-axis is used for the dependent variable.
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In a controlled experiment, the __________ is the observed condition that results from the change of the __________.
A. independent variable, dependent variableB. dependent variable, independent variableC. dependent variable, control groupD. independent variable, hypothesis
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The answer is B. In a controlled experiment, the condition that is changed is the independent variable. The scientist then observes or measures the dependent variable that results.
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A scientist conducts an experiment to test the effect of light on plant growth. Three plants of the same variety are each given 10 ml of water. One plant is exposed to full sunlight for 8 hours, one is exposed to full sunlight for 4 hours, and one plant is kept in a dark room. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
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Question 3 (cont.)
A. soil volumeB. amount of sunlightC. plant heightD. amount of water
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The answer is B. The independent variable is the condition that is changed. In this case, the amount of sunlight is changed for each plant.
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Question 4
What is the mass of 1 milliliter of water?
A. 1 kgB. 1 gC. 1 mgD. 0.1 mg
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Since the density of water is 1.0 g/cm3 and 1cm3 = 1 mL, the mass of 1 mL of water is 1 g.
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Question 5
Absolute zero is equal to __________.
A. 0º F.B. 0º C.C. 0 K.D. 0º SI
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Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature and is zero on the Kelvin scale.
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