Select a topic addressed in that chapter that interests you. Find and read an article in a newspaper, a news magazine, a science magazine or journal, or a WWW site. Bring a copy of the article to discussion or lab class and be prepared to discuss it. List and understand the combination of characteristics that distinguishes the living from the nonliving. Outline and describe the logic behind the basic steps of the scientific method.
Science is a process for answering our questions about the natural world.
Lecture Activity Get together with 2 or 3 other people near you. Write down one observation concerning the object on the screen. Write down a hypothesis that explains why the object is shaped as it is. Suggest a means of testing your hypothesis Each person should print their name and write their signature on a separate corner of the paper. Hand your group's paper to a staff member when asked to do so.