How to Read and Outline a Chapter
It is highly recommended that you complete one section per night.
Turn to Page 3 in the Text.
STEP 1
:Preview
Read the “Guide
For
Reading in each section.”
Read each section heading.
Look at all pictures, tables and diagrams and read their captions.
STEP 2
:Heading
name
, date and period in upper left corner
Mrs. Jones
Aug 30, 2005
Per X
STEP 3
:Outlining
Start with Roman numerals
Generally correspond
to
red
headings
be
sure to include info from intro
I.What
Is Science?
A.Exploring
the world using a scientific approach
B.What
Science is
1.goal
a.understand
b.explain
events
c.make
predictions
2.deals
with natural world
3.collect
and organize info.
a.look
for patterns & connections
4.propose
explanations
C.Thinking
Like a Scientist
1.scientific
approach to research
a.observation
1
.uses
senses
b.data
1
.
information
gathered
2
.
quantitative
is numbers
3
. qualitative is descriptions
c.inference
1
.
logical
interpretation
D.
Explaining & Interpreting Evidence
1.hypothesis
a.proposed
explanation
1
.based
on previous knowledge, inference and creative imagination
2
.must
be testable
E.
controlled
experiment
F.
gathering
more data
1.
may
be accepted or ruled out
2.
reviewed
a.
Science as a Way of Knowing
i.
Science is ongoing
ii.
advances
understanding
iii.
scientists
question and evaluate
iv.
has
limits
v.
Biologists focus on living things
b.
Science & Human Values
i.
contribute
information
1.
health
and disease
2.
relationships
between humans and environment
3.
helps
in making intelligent decisions about society
ii.
must
consider laws and morals
iii.
decided
by citizens
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