Chemistry August 31 & Sept. 1, 2016

• OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss orally and in writing, how scientists use observations and inferences in the scientific process.

•W.O.D. Aberration-a deviation from the expected course

•WARM-UP

1. When a scientist uses the word “theory”, it has a different meaning from how a non-science person uses the word. Explain this difference.

HW

•Science knowledge is said to be tentative, meaning, it is constantly changing.

1.Do you think that is a good thing or a bad thing.? Explain your answer.

2.Think of 2 “scientific ideas” that have changed over the years and describe how these ideas have changed.

CW

1.The far side cartoon-to reinforce the difference between observations and inferences

2.Complete the handout on fossil footprints.