XIX. For designing an experiment you need special vocabulary. Complete the table with the words dealing with experiment conducting and planning.
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XX. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
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conducting; hypothesis; scientific; tools; identify; prediction |
1. The _____ method uses experiments.
2. First you need to _____ what you want to study in the experiment.
3. Hypothesis is the _____ of the effect one variable will have on another.
4. In an experiment your _____ has to be testable.
5. While the research questions were complex, the _____ were simple;
6. _____ an experiment has a number of stages, where the parameters and structure of the experiment are made clear.
7. It is very important to take very detailed _____ as you conduct the experiment.
XXI. A well planned experiment will give you the best results. Your plan must take into account and control all possible factors. Write the plan of the experiment which includes the following information:
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objective, measurement, equipment, data recording, calculations, materials, procedure, hypothesis, explanation, testing |
UNIT 2
Technology and science
I. Match two parts of the sayings dealing with the technology and science. Discuss these sayings in pairs and with the class.
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1. Technology has strongly influenced the course of history and the nature of human society |
a. are usually simple.
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2. No scientific or technological knowledge is likely |
b. in too many useless people.
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3. The production of too many useful things results |
c. but that men will begin to think like computers. |
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4. The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster |
d. and it continues to do so. |
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5. The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life |
e. is the technology of tomorrow.
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6. The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, |
f. than society gathers wisdom.
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7. Technological progress has merely provided us |
g. to remain secret for very long. |
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8. The science of today |
h. with more efficient means for going backwards. |
II. In groups of 3 discuss the difference between science, engineering, and technology. How do they interrelate? The picture can help you to distinguish between and relate these fields. Discuss your ideas with the whole group.
III. Match the words with their definitions. Translate the words into Ukrainian.
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1. harm |
a. artificial application of water to assist in the production of crops |
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2. irrigation |
b. a business organization |
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3. maintenance |
c. inability to perform a normal function |
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4. failure |
d. a form or model proposed for imitation |
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5. value |
e. physical injury or material damage |
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6. pattern |
f. the work of keeping something in proper condition |
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7. enterprise |
g. relative worth or importance |