Science



	Chemistry is a Science. What is Science?

	1. Science is trying to understand the natural world.
	2. Science is using our knowledge of the natural world to make life better.


	Science impacts your everyday life in many ways.

	1. Computers and plastics are examples of products made possible by scientific discovery.
	2. Our bodies run on science - biology, chemistry and physics.
	3. Science can be found in the kitchen too! Have you ever burned water? Of course not!
	4. Medicine, agriculture, energy and biotechnology all rely on science.


	Scientists explore the natural world by using the Scientific Method.

	1. The first step of the Scientific Method is to observe.
	2. The second step of the Scientific Method is to hypothesize.
	3. The third step of the Scientific Method is to perform an experiment.
	4. The fourth step of the Scientific Method is to collect and analyze the data and results.
	5. The last step of the Scientific Method is to report the findings to others.

	Once a hypothesis has been tested and supported numerous times, it can become a theory. A theory is a broad explanation of why experiments give certain results. Theories can never be proved, but can be disproved by just one experiment.

	A scientific theory is different from a scientific law. A scientific law states what happens, but does not explain why. Laws can often be expressed as mathematical formulas.



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	Created By: Mrs. D. M. Spering Created: April 2006 Revised: May 2006 Abington Senior High School Science Department Email Mrs. Spering