Nature of Science

Student Objectives

Guiding Question: How does one take measure of the world?

Objectives: MYP D. Scientific Inquiry

1. Define Science

2. Differentiate between observation and inference

3. Make good observations and explain why it is an observation

4. Turn an inference into a hypothesis

5. Compare and contrast hypothesis, theory and law

Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the Scientific Method as an approach to learning.

6. Make good observations of a given phenomena

7. Formulate good hypothesis based on personal observations

i. Include independent and dependent variables (If then because)

8. Create an experiment to test a hypothesis

9. Collect data based on good observations

10. Conclude and report findings of experiments