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Chapter 1.1 / 1.2 & Science and Technology / SCIENCE is a of knowledge and the methods used to find that knowledge Science begins with curiosity and often ends with discovery. OBJECTIVES

1.Describe how science and technology are related.

2.Describe the steps of the scientific method.

3.Describe the difference between facts, and scientific law.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BRANCHES OF SCIENCE

● is divided into three (3) branches: physical science, and space science and science

TECHNOLOGY is the use of knowledge to solve practical problems. Science and technology are interdependent - advances in one lead to advances in the other

CHEMISTRY – the study of the composition, structure, properties and reactions of

● PHYSICAL SCIENCE is made up of (semester 1) and (semester 2)

● EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE is made up of (the study of the origin, history and structure of the earth) and (study of the ) PHYSICS – the study of matter and ● LIFE SCIENCE –the study of living things is known as and the interactions between the two … through and

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The Big Ideas of Physical Science SCIENTIFIC APPROACH An organized plan for gathering, organizing and communicating space and time is a SCIENTIFIC matter and change METHOD. forces and motion The goal of any scientific energy method is to solve a problem or to understand an event.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD SCIENTIFIC METHOD making : information forming a hypothesis that is obtained through the testing the hypothesis senses. drawing conclusions HYPOTHESIS: a proposed answer to a question. developing a theory

SCIENTIFIC LAW

A SCIENTIFIC LAW describes on observed pattern in without attempting to explain it - the explanation of such a pattern is provided by a SCIENTIFIC THEORY.

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