What is Science?

Think

Scientific Inquiry

Scientifc Method

• Asking Questions
• Developing a Hypothesis
• Design an experiment
• Collect/Interpret Data
• Draw Conclusions and Communicate

Posing Questions

Develop a Hypothesis

• Possible Explanation of Observations
• Answer to the Question
• Based on our infereneces (stuff we know)

Design an Experiment

Collect &Interpret Data

• facts, figures, evidence
• gathered through observation
• use graphs, tables, diagrams

Drawing Conclusions

• What did I learn? 
• Was my hypothesis correct?

Communicating

• sharing ideas/results
• through writing and speaking

Study of Earth Science

Big Ideas

• Structure of the Earth
• Earth's History
• Earth in the Solar System

Branches of Earth Science

• Geology - solid earth
• Oceanography - oceans
• Meteorology - atmopshere
• Environmental Science 

Models

Nature of Technology

What is technology?

Science and Technology