Thursday, January 25, 2007

Intro to the scientific method


The Scientific method




Is the truth really out there……

Read through a few of the following links, then in your own words post your answers to these questions, we will share some of the answers at the end of class.






What is the scientific method?

What are the steps in it?

What is involved in each step?

Find and post a diagram with arrows to illustrate the method?

What is a hypothesis, where does it come from?

What is a theory, where does it come from?

What is a model, where does it come from?

What is a scientific law, what are its major limitations?


Who uses the scientific method?

In what situations does the scientific method pertain. Can morals and ethics be determined using it? What about laws?


What is proof?


What is truth?


What is fact?


How does the scientific method relate to truth, fact and proof?

How does the knowledge produced from Scientific research differ from knowledge gained though only logic and philosophy


Homework
You have read two articles about the scientific method. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the way in which each article portrays it. Remember to take a look at the authors tone and word choice and to answer the questions “Which article do you find most believable?”

2 comments:

Rabidwolf said...

in your title you spelled introduction and scientific wrong

Unknown said...

lol, hey lobo how bout something constructive