what is science and how does the scientific process work?
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What is science and how does the scientific
process work?
What Is Science & Why Is It Important?
Scientific Method• Formulate a question• Develop a hypothesis• Experiment or gather
data• Analyze data• Draw conclusions• Share results• Writing• Peer review• Publishing• Repeat
Why do research?• Increase empirical
knowledge• Satisfy curiosities• Learn more about the natural
world• Develop new technologies• Have a better understanding
of the connectedness of the universe
• Cure diseases • Engineer products• Guide political decisions
What's the difference?
THE THEORY OF GRAVITY I HAVE A THEORY THAT...
Scientific TheoryThe culmination of many scientific investigations
Theory Idiom
◦ A word that is used figuratively in regards to the literal meaning
Could be confused for:◦ Idea◦ Belief◦ Assumption◦ Feeling
FORMULATE HYPOTHESIS→COLLECT DATA→VALIDATE HYPOTHESIS→REPEAT→
Inferences are drawn from observations. Example
◦ Observation: You are in a car, coming home from school, and you notice the car in front of you is swerving.
◦ Inference:
Observations and Inferences
Making Inferences from Data
People have been observing and recording data on sea levels around the world for hundreds of years.
The figure to the left shows the sea level for different U.S. coastal cities, dating back as far as possible.
What can you infer from these data?
Peer Review◦ When the research is complete, scientists write scholarly papers
that describe their purpose, methods, data, and results.◦ Papers are written with the intention that other scientists can
reproduce the experiment.◦ The paper is highly scrutinized by anonymous experts in the same
field.◦ The paper is either accepted or rejected.◦ If accepted, the paper is published, usually in a scientific journal,
for other scientists and scholars to read and use for reference. Purpose
◦ Prevent/remove bias in papers Misinterpreted or irrelevant results Personal views
◦ Improves writing and information in paper
Communication
Can you use logic and evidence to explain the phenomena of this usually straight pencil appearing bent in water?
Yes you can……
Pseudoscience
Evidence that the Earth is round:-Lunar Eclipse-Horizon-Gravity-Sailing around the world-Flying around the world-Pictures from outer space
Where does evidence come from?
Can make falsifiable predictions Uses scientific method Repeatedly confirmed Can be adapted
◦ As new evidence is discovered, a scientific theory can changed or added to.
Scientific Theory
Now define science in your own words……
Science
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