The Scientific Method

1. Observation
2. Question Formulation
3. Exploration of Alternative Resources
4. Hypothesis Formation
5. Experimentation (testing of hypothesis)
6. Theory Formation
7. Law Formation

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Technology

-- Products (ex. canned goods)
-- Gadgets & Tools (ex. microwave)
-- Processes (ex. refrigeration)

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"LIFE"
--- Something of being
--- Capable of actions
--- Possessing certain characteristics

Characteristics of Living Things
Living things...

• are made up of cells
• obtain and use energy
• grow and develop
• reproduce
• respond to stimuli
• adapt to environment
• Law Formation