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Models in Science
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What do a crash-test dummy, a mathematical equation and a road map have in common?
They are all models that represent real things.
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• Models can help you visualize, or picture in your mind, something that is difficult to see or understand.
Why are models necessary?
• Models can be of things that are too small to see or …
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too big to see
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Models also can be of things that can’t be seen because they don’t exist anymore or they haven’t been created yet.
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Models also can show events that occur too slowly or too quickly to see.
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• Models that you can see and touch are called physical models.
Physical Models
• Examples include things such as a tabletop solar system, a globe of Earth, a cell, or model of a chemical compound.
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• Computer models are built using computer software.
Computer Models
• You can’t touch them, but you can view them on a computer screen.
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Some computer models can model events that take a long time or take place too quickly to see.
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• Some models are ideas or concepts that describe how someone thinks about something in the natural world.
Concept/Idea Models
• Albert Einstein is famous for his theory of relativity.
• One of the most famous models Einstein used for his theory is the mathematical equation E = mc².
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• Not all models are for scientific purposes.
• You use models, and you might not realize it.
Using Models
• Drawings, maps, recipes, and globes are all examples of models.
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• The solar system is too large to be viewed all at once, so models are made to understand it.
• Many years ago, scientists thought that Earth was the center of the universe and the sky was a blanket that covered the planet.
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• Later, through more observation, it was discovered that the Sun is the center of the solar system.
• In addition, it was discovered that there were other planets.
Models Change
• A new model was developed to show this.
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• The latest observations have once again changed the model
• Today’s model
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• Earlier models of the solar system were not meant to be misleading.
• Scientists made the best models they could with the information they had.
• Models are not necessarily perfect• They have limitations but they
provide a visual tool to learn from.
Models Change
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• They don’t match the real size.• They don’t look exactly like the real
thing they represent.• They are only as good as the
information or data that was used to create them.
• They change with time as new observations provide new evidence
Limitations of Models