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36 Cards in this Set
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Key concept |
Science is important because understanding scientific principles and thinking scientifically can help you solve problems and answer questions throughout your life. |
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Informed consumer |
Now the products you buy are SAFE and UNDERSTAND how things work doing this will help you make better decisions about the products you buy or use. |
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Cost |
The negative result of either taking or not taking an action. |
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Benefit |
Is the positive consequence of either taking or not taking an action |
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Knowing science helps you do what? |
Helps you identify and analyze the cost and the benefit of something |
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Scientific literacy |
Means understanding scientific terms and principles well enough to ask questions, evaluate information, and make decisions |
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By having scientific literacy you will be able to identify good sources of scientific information, evaluate them for accuracy, and apply the knowledge to questions or problems in your life. |
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Evidence |
Includes observations and conclusions that have been repeated |
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Opinion |
Is an idea that may be formed from evidence but has not been confirmed by evidence |
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You can use scientific reasoning to analyze scientific claims by looking fo bias and errors in the research, evaluating data, and identifying faulty reasoning. |
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To make decisions and design experiments, you need to find relevant and reliable background information |
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Relevant information |
Is knowledge that relates to the question |
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Galileo what put under what? |
He was tried, found guilty, and put under house arrest for the rest of his life. |
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Ignaz Semmelweis was a doctor from about how long ago? |
200 years |
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Ignaz observed what? |
He observed that many women died of infections after giving birth in a hospital. |
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What did Ignaz suggest? |
He suggested that doctors wash their hands before delivering babies. |
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Ignaz conflicted with what? |
He conflicted with medical practices at the time. Therefore, he lost his job at the hospital. |
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Reliable information |
Comes from a person or organizations that is not biased |
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Examples of reliable information |
Universities, museums, and government agencies are sources of reliable information. There is also many non fiction books, magazines, and educational websites. |
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Work that scientists do change society. In turn, influences the work of scientists |
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Controversy |
A public disagreement between groups |
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About how long ago was Galileo Galileo a scientist? |
About 400 years |
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Heliocentric model |
A model of the universe in which Earth moves around the Sun. |
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Galileo conflicted with who? |
The beliefs of his society’s leaders |
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All books that supported the heliocentric model were what? |
Banned |
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In 1632, Galileo published another book that supported what? |
Heliocentric model |
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Was Ignaz suggestion accepted? |
Yes, hand-washing before declines became routine, and many more mothers survived. |
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Racheal Carson was a biologist about how long ago? |
60 years ago |
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What was Rachel’s book, Silent Spring about? |
Her book talks about the effects of pesticides, such as DDT on the environment. |
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Pesticides |
Are the chemicals that farmers can use to kill insects that harm their crops. |
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Farmers used pesticides and their harvest did what increased or decreased? |
Increased |
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What did pesticides do to birds? |
Their populations decreased because of thin egg shells |
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What did the government do to DDT in 1972? |
They banned it. |
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What are some examples of reliable sources of information? |
Universities, museums, and government agencies are sources. Also, sometimes magazines, nonfiction books, and educational websites. |
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Why is it especially important for people in midwestern states to have a good understanding of science if the problem of acid rain is to be solved? |
It is important that the people in the Midwest know a lot about science because they are causing the pollution even though they aren’t being affected by it. |
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What controversy did Galileo’s work cause? |
When Galileo used his telescope and found that Earth revolves around the sun. He made the heliocentric model that conflicted with his society’s leaders. This caused all books about the model to be banned. |
