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Chapter 1<br />
Unit 1<br />
Introduction to <strong>Chem</strong>istry<br />
The students will learn why and how to solve problems using<br />
chemistry.<br />
Identify what is science, what clearly is not science, and what superficially<br />
resembles science (but fails to meet the criteria for science).<br />
Students will identify a phenomenon as science or not science.<br />
Science<br />
Observation<br />
Inference<br />
Hypothesis<br />
Identify which questions can be answered through science and which<br />
questions are outside the boundaries of scientific investigation, such as<br />
questions addressed by other ways of knowing, such as art, philosophy, and<br />
religion.<br />
Students will differentiate between problems and/or phenomenon that can and<br />
those that cannot be explained or answered by science.<br />
Students will differentiate between problems and/or phenomenon that can and<br />
those that cannot be explained or answered by science.<br />
Observation<br />
Inference<br />
Hypothesis<br />
Theory<br />
Controlled experiment<br />
Describe how scientific inferences are drawn from scientific observations<br />
and provide examples from the content being studied.<br />
Students will conduct and record observations.<br />
Students will make inferences.<br />
Students will identify a statement as being either an observation or inference.<br />
Students will pose scientific questions and make predictions based on<br />
inferences.<br />
Inference<br />
Observation<br />
Hypothesis<br />
Controlled experiment<br />
Identify sources of information and assess their reliability according to the<br />
strict standards of scientific investigation.<br />
Students will compare and assess the validity of known scientific information<br />
from a variety of sources:
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