Unit 1

Unit One: The Nature of Science

The purpose of unit one is to provide a motivating introduction to the topics, processes, and future of science in general. We start by looking at the major branches of science, the history of scientific discovery, and possible careers within each. Then we discuss and use the scientific method, experimental design, and lab report format. From there we spend some time looking at and getting our hands on basic laboratory tools, measurement tools (in metric units, of course), and conducting sample experiments. We also learn to decipher complicated scientific words by analyzing their Latin roots. The last part of the unit provides a quick look into some high-tech tools and various ways that scientists use the internet for communication and collaboration.

Unit Resources:

textbook

websites and GoogleNotebook

objectives

This Year's Unused Portions of Unit Outline

Microscopes

Apple Anti-Oxidation Agent

Use the Lab report format to write your Apple Lab Report

Sample Apple Lab Report

XC: Mental Metric Markers

Metric Math

Measurement

1. Review metric advantages

2. Bill Nye on Measurement

Dimensional Analysis

1. Converting between systems

2. Animal Races as a group activity

Conversions, estimations, and some funny prefixes