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Warm-Up # 1
Where should I keep my science
textbook?
At your home.
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Warm-Up # 2
What is an OBSERVATION? A
fact or an opinion?
An observation is a fact.
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What is an inference?
An inference is a guess about an object or an
outcome based on your observations.
THIS CAN BE A SCIENTIFIC OPINION
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When we write our hypothesis, what
format will we use?
Use If, then statements
If ____ [I do this], then _____ [this will happen]
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When scientist analyze data, what are they
looking for?
Scientists are looking for trends, patterns,
and relationships.
Warm-Up # 6
Sponge Bob notices that his pal Gary is suffering from
slimotosis, which occurs when the shell develops a
nasty slime and gives off a horrible odor. His friend
Patrick tells him that rubbing seaweed on the shell is
the perfect cure, while Sandy says that drinking Dr. Kelp
will be a better cure. Sponge Bob decides to test these
cures by rubbing Gary with seaweed for one week and
having him drink Dr. Kelp. After a week of treatment,
the slime is gone and Gary’s shell smells better.
What is the independent variable? The cures
What is the dependent variable? slimotosis
What is your conclusion? Something worked
If this were an experiment, would there be any problems with
it? Too many variables
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When scientist are conducting an
investigation, what is the name of the
variable that they are changing?
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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What is the scientific method?
It is a simple method scientists use to
conduct an investigation.
It is a way to ask & answer scientific
questions by asking questions &
conducting experiments.
WARM-UP # 9
Read the passage and write your answers
only on your warm-up page.
Homer notices that his shower is covered in strange
green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut
juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to
check this out by spraying half of the shower with coconut
juice. He sprays the other half of the shower with water.
After 3 days of “treatment”, there is no change in the
appearance of the green slime on either side of the
shower.
a)
What is the independent variable (what we change)?
Coconut juice
b) What is the dependent variable(what we observe)?
Green slime
c)
What is Homer’s conclusion? It did not work
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What is the dependent variable? Give
an example.
•What is measured and observed
•The effect caused by the independent variable.
Example: When a plant is given fertilizer, the
independent variable is the growth of the plant
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What are the steps of the scientific
method in order?
1 Problem or Questions
2 Hypothesis
3 Experiment
4 Data Analysis
5 Conclusion
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B. Meteorologist
1.
Weather
D. Seismologist
2.
Earthquakes and seismic activity
E. Geologist
3.
Rocks & minerals
F. Paleontologist
4.
Fossils and ancient climates
C. Volcanologist
5.
Active and extinct volcanoes
A. Astronomer
6.
Planets and stars
G. Hydrogeologist
7.
Water found on Earth
WARM-UP # 13
What Is The Property Called When
Wave Bounce Off Of A Surface?
REFLECTION
Warm-Up # 14
What is the difference between a
refracting telescope and a reflecting
telescope?
A refracting telescope uses two lenses.
A reflecting telescopes uses two
mirrors and one lense.
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What are 4 ways that
astronomers can learn more about
planets?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Telescopes
Binoculars
Fly-bys
Landings
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What do we call the waves of light in
order of their wavelength?
The Electromagnetic spectrum
WARM-UP # 17
Which of the following four diagrams
most accurately depicts the Earth's
orbit around the Sun?
The Solar System from
“Overhead” looks like a circle.
It varies only about 2% from a
perfect circle.
October 21, 2013
Have a Monster Monday!
WARM-UP # 18
1) What is the angle of tilt of
the Earth?
23.5 degrees
2) What if the earth was not
tilted? What would happen to
our seasons?
There would be no seasons.
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Why do we never see the dark side
of the moon?
Synchronous Rotation. The Moon has
become "locked" into a special kind of motion
around the Earth. It rotates on its axis at the
same pace as it revolves around the Earth. As
a result, the Moon keeps the same face
toward us throughout its orbit.
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What does waxing
mean? When a
moon is waxing,
what side is the
light on?
To increase gradually in
size. Light on the right,
wax on, wax off.
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What is it called when the
moon passes through the
Earth’s shadow?
LUNAR ECLIPSE
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The 4 planets in the inner
solar system are: Mercury,
Venus, Earth, and Mars,
Text Correction – Mercury is the smallest
planet (not second smallest)
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What is an asteroid?
Rocky or metallic objects
that orbit the sun.
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When is the sun closest to
earth in the northern
hemisphere? In the winter
or summer?
WINTER
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What does AU stand for? What is it?
Astronomical Unit. It represents the
93 million miles which is the
distance from Earth to the sun.