Unit: Science & Technology Lesson #2: Thinking Like a Scientist Essential Questions: What attitudes help you think ` scientifically? What is scientific reasoning?

What Attitudes Help You As A Scientist?

Eagerness to learn

What might a scientist be curious to know about this frog?

Inventive ways to solve problems Eagerness to learn

1.) Accept new ideas 2.) Attitude of doubt Inventive ways to solve problems Eagerness to learn

Open-mindedness Skepticism

1.) Accept new ideas 2.) Attitude of doubt Inventive ways to solve problems Eagerness to learn Being truthful

1.) Accept new ideas 2.) Attitude of doubt Inventive ways to solve problems Eagerness to learn Being truthful Sense of right and wrong

Why is it important for scientists to test medicine before it is sold?

1.) Accept new ideas 2.) Attitude of doubt Likes or culture affecting interpretations Inventive ways to solve problems Eagerness to learn Being truthful Sense of right and wrong

Types of bias 1.) Personal- comes from a person’s likes or dislikes

2.) Cultural- stems from one’s culture 3.) Experimental- a mistake in the experiment that makes a result more likely

Scientists can be… 1.) Objective- making decisions based on evidence 2.) Subjective- personal feelings affect a decision