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What is a Theory?

What is a Theory?. Research: What is a theory? Go over “What is a theory?” Go over “Types of Scientist ” Tomorrow Relative Dating vs. Absolute Dating. Isn’t evolution just a theory?. Video. Is it a theory.

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What is a Theory?

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  1. What is a Theory?

  2. Research: What is a theory? Go over “What is a theory?” Go over “Types of Scientist” Tomorrow Relative Dating vs. Absolute Dating

  3. Isn’t evolution just a theory? Video

  4. Is it a theory Theories are evidence-based explanations based on related observations of phenomena or events Based on a solid body of supporting evidence that has been tested and supported with multiple lines of evidence Theories are widely accepted in the scientific community and can be used to make predictions They can be changes if new evidence becomes available

  5. NonScientist World Word • Nonscientist the word theory often means, a hunch, opinion, or a guess. • “I have a theory about…”

  6. Law vs Theory 2 different key elements of the scientific knowledge. A theory is not a law in waiting.

  7. Examples Theories can also change when scientist when scientist view the same evidence differently, such as the example of Darwinian evolution and punctuate evolution. Plate Tectonics Theory, the observed evidence for large-scale motions of the Earth’s lithosphere.

  8. This week/ Next week Relative dating Absolute Dating Law of Superposition Index fossils Radioactive Dating/ Decay Evolution

  9. SCIENTIFIC METHOD

  10. The traditional linear approach is actually much more circuitous. where a scientist can backtrack and go over the steps in a new or different order, whatever it takes to answer the original research question.

  11. AskingQuestions can start anywhere around the wheel and be repeated many times in an attempt to answer the question

  12. DOING SCIENCE When you are looking things up, when you are talking about data or ideas for designs, and so forth observe a collection of strange things, such as a mouse skull, a snake skin, a carrot with three roots instead of one, etc. you are DOING SCIENCE

  13. Circular Scientific Method there is a logical order to the triangles The logical procession can start anywhere around the outside. Time to paste the triangles and work out the questions in pairs, then have a quick discussion on the main concept, which is the more circular nature of science. Reflect back on your original prompt

  14. This week Wednesday- Introduce Variables Thursday- Scientific Cornell Notes Friday- Scientific Method Lab

  15. Lab Equipment & Scientific Method

  16. 6th grade Lab equipment review Lab safety review Quiz Tomorrow- Scientific Method

  17. This week Wednesday- Scientific Method/ Introduce Variables Thursday- Scientific Cornell Notes Friday- Scientific Method Lab

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