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What Is Science? • An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world. • Science Rocks!!

What is Biology? • Bio = life • logy = suffix used in the description of the sciences • The Study of Life

Why are you here? • Because of Science we have: • Food • Clothing • Homes • But science also gives us: • Better food • Better clothing • Better homes • Health care • An overall better quality of life

How Do Scientists Work? • Scientific thinking begins with observations, or gathering information in an orderly way. • This information is called data • Scientists use data to make inferences, or logical conclusions based on prior knowledge or experience.

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Why I want you to be here • To gain knowledge and understanding of how to better care for yourself. • Learn to better care for the life that we co-exist with in this world. • Because it makes up most of our life sustaining resources.

What is the “Scientific Method”? • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A scientific investigation involves a series of steps. Ask a question. Form a hypothesis. Set up a controlled experiment. Record analyze results. Draw a conclusion.

What is a Scientific Theory? • A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on knowledge that has been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experimentation.