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What is Science?
Observation and Inference
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What is Science?“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.”
“Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself.”Richard Feynman
PhysicistNobel Prize Winner
“Science is an internally consistent set of lies designed to explain away the universe.”
Art BeaucoupPaleobiologist
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3-Aspects of Science
Scientific Knowledge
Nature of Science
Science Processes
FactsConceptsModelsLawsTheories
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3-Aspects of Science
Science Processes
Scientific Knowledge
Nature of Science
Process Skills:QuestioningObservingMeasuringInferringPredictingClassifying
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3-Aspects of Science
Scientific Knowledge
Nature of Science
Science Processes
Science as a way of knowing.
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3-Aspects of Science
Scientific Knowledge
Nature of Science
Science Processes
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Process vs. Nature of Science
Observation-–Using your 5 senses to gather information about your
surroundings–What you “see” happening
Inference-–A conclusion based on evidence–An “educated guess” –What you “think” is happening
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Comics in the Classroom
Make observations and inferences about the following cartoons.
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“Notice all the computations, theoretical scribblings, and lab equipment, Norm….Yes, curiosity killed these cats.”
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“Notice all the computations, theoretical scribblings, and lab equipment, Norm….Yes, curiosity killed these cats.”
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What’s the Point?
• Good way to practice making observations and inferences (process skills)
• Reinforces concept that scientific knowledge is based on observations and inferences (nature of science)
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“Field Science” 201
Your science class is on a field trip to a fossil bed in Alberta, Canada. While exploring the site, you discover a slab of rock covered with interesting impressions. Your instructor invites the class to make observations and inferences about the imprints…
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Conclusion Points
• Scientific knowledge is a combination of observation and inference.
• Inferences are tentative.
• As you get new data, your inferences can change.
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Process vs. Nature of Science
If observations is using your 5 senses to gather information about your surroundings
Observe This
and
Make Observations & Inferences!