WorkSheet : Nature of Science

Question #1) 1. Write a statement that is science, one that is non-science, and one that is pseudoscience.

Question #2) 2. What are two questions you currently have that could be answered by science?

Question #3) 3. Describe an advertisement that uses pseudoscience to sell a product. How could you tell this was pseudoscience? (You either need to describe the advertisement really well, or provide a link to where I can see it.)

Question #4) 4. You conduct an experiment about what happens as you heat up the air inside of a balloon. You collect the following data:

Temperature	Volume	Pressure
40ºC	200 mL	1 atm
50ºC	300 mL	1 atm
60ºC	400 mL	1 atm
70ºC	500 mL	1 atm

a. Based off of this data and your knowledge of science, what is a scientific law you can state?
b. Based off of this data and your knowledge of science, what is a scientific theory you could state?

NOTE: Your laws and theories do not have to be technically correct, just realistic given your observations and data.

Question #5) 5. What is the difference between the kind of theory you made up for the question above, and a commonly accepted theory like the heliocentric theory?

Question #6) 6. Name 3 of the 4 types of models discussed in your notes? Give an example (not used in your notes) of each.