OCR Cambridge National R072 How scientific ideas have developed in Science (Level 1/2) R072 How scientific ideas have developed
Famous scientists x Galvani Mendel Lamarck Holmes Darwin Avicenna Franklin Volta x
Famous scientists x Maxwell Hertz Newton Ohm Copernicus Marconi Galileo Fourier x
What do all these famous scientists have in common? Famous scientific discoveries by developing scientific methods
What is a scientific method? You see something (observe) but you can’t explain it You put forward a scientific explanation to explain what you see You make predictions (what you think you will see/happen) You then test your predictions by carrying out experiments
What you will learn After completing this unit you will: Understand the different ways in which scientific ideas have developed You will be familiar with the work of some famous scientists Understand the process of science: the scientific method Be able to evaluate scientific information
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