What does the word theory mean to a scientist? Who were the first farmers? Discover the answers to these questions as you embark on Lesson One, Activities 1, 2, and 3. You'll conduct a survey to assess the public's perception of science, debate with your peers over possible hypotheses to explain dinosaur extinction, and learn about a graduate student who made an astonishing discovery about ants and antibiotics.

	Activity 1: A Survey about Science Conduct a survey about the very nature of science, laws, theories, hypotheses, scientists, and evolution.
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	Activity 2: What Killed the Dinosaurs? Formulate and test scientific hypotheses that attempt to explain the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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	Activity 3: Ancient Farmers of the Amazon Analyze research on leafcutter ants to better understand the scientific process.
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