ISCI 173 Exam 1 || A+ GRADED.
Nature of Science correct answers refers to they key principles and ideas which provide a
description of science as a way of knowing as well as characteristics of scientific knowledge
Both content and process knowledge
Tenets of Nature of Science (9) correct answers 1. Science is a process, not a universal
method
2. Science is creative
3. Science is socially and culturally situated
4. Observations are not predictions
5. Science is based on empirical evidence
6. Science is tentative
7. A primary goal of science is the formation of laws and theories
8. Science is collaborative
9. Science can be theory-laden (subjective)
Observation correct answers process of observing something or someone to gain information
-relies on the collection of data - a refined, systematic skill
-can be quantitative or qualitative
Inference correct answers explanations or interpretations of what you are observing (or based
on prior knowledge)
trying to establish a relationship/correlation between two things
Prediction correct answers the act of reasoning about the future based on past experience
if...then...
Explain "correlation does not equal causation" correct answers even if there is a correlation, it
doesn't necessarily mean causation unless you can control everything else in the experiment
Theory (everyday) correct answers an idea with little to no research behind it
Theory correct answers well-supported, well-documented, well-sustained explanation of
observations
Explains why a phenomenon occurs in nature
Explains Laws
Hypothesis correct answers a statement based on something (background or observation)
Law correct answers generalizations related to the way that some aspect of the natural world
behaves under certain conditions
Considered universally true but does not answer "why" questions
Laws describe things
How is science influenced by social and cultural factors? correct answers scientists want to
key in on why there research is important to people
Atom correct answers the smallest unit of matter that defines a chemical element
Nature of Science correct answers refers to they key principles and ideas which provide a
description of science as a way of knowing as well as characteristics of scientific knowledge
Both content and process knowledge
Tenets of Nature of Science (9) correct answers 1. Science is a process, not a universal
method
2. Science is creative
3. Science is socially and culturally situated
4. Observations are not predictions
5. Science is based on empirical evidence
6. Science is tentative
7. A primary goal of science is the formation of laws and theories
8. Science is collaborative
9. Science can be theory-laden (subjective)
Observation correct answers process of observing something or someone to gain information
-relies on the collection of data - a refined, systematic skill
-can be quantitative or qualitative
Inference correct answers explanations or interpretations of what you are observing (or based
on prior knowledge)
trying to establish a relationship/correlation between two things
Prediction correct answers the act of reasoning about the future based on past experience
if...then...
Explain "correlation does not equal causation" correct answers even if there is a correlation, it
doesn't necessarily mean causation unless you can control everything else in the experiment
Theory (everyday) correct answers an idea with little to no research behind it
Theory correct answers well-supported, well-documented, well-sustained explanation of
observations
Explains why a phenomenon occurs in nature
Explains Laws
Hypothesis correct answers a statement based on something (background or observation)
Law correct answers generalizations related to the way that some aspect of the natural world
behaves under certain conditions
Considered universally true but does not answer "why" questions
Laws describe things
How is science influenced by social and cultural factors? correct answers scientists want to
key in on why there research is important to people
Atom correct answers the smallest unit of matter that defines a chemical element
