UNIT 1 – LESSON 1 WHAT IS SCIENCE

WHAT CHARACTERIZES SCIENCE?  Science: the systematic study of natural events and conditions.  Community Consensus  Use of Empirical Evidence

WHAT CHARACTERIZES SCIENCE?  Community Consensus:  Science requires openness and review  Scientific Ideas must be TESTABLE and REPRODUCIBLE

WHAT CHARACTERIZES SCIENCE?  Empirical Evidence: Evidence gathered by use of the senses and includes observations and measurements  If Scientific evidence must be observable by all. Something measurable.

WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION?  Gather Empirical Evidence  Form a Hypothesis  Test their hypothesis

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC WORK?  Scientific Research takes several key attributes:  Careful Observation  Curiosity  Creativity  Logic  Skepticism  Objectivity

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC WORK  Careful Observation  Science requires observation of the world through the senses or scientific tools

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC WORK  Curiosity  Scientists must be curious about the world around them and wonder how or why something happens.

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC WORK  Creativity  Science often involves unorthodox approaches to solving problems.

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC WORK?  Logic  Logic is the ability to reason through information and make conclusions supported by the evidence.

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC WORK  Skepticism  Scientists do not accept everything immediately. The question before deciding whether something is true or not.

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC WORK  Objectivity  Scientists must put aside their personal feelings, moods, and beliefs as to have unbiased observations

PSEUDOSCIENCE  Pseudoscience: a belief or practice that is based on incorrectly applied scientific methods.

PSEUDOSCIENCE  Similarities to Science:  Both claim to be based on empirical evidence  Both can sound logical and use technical language

PSEUDOSCIENCE  Differences from Science:  Pseudoscience does not use accepted scientific methods.  Science offers evidence for claims while Pseudoscience challenges skeptics to disprove claims.

PSEUDOSCIENCE  Video: o_Q o_Q  Essay:  3.5 Essay outlining the differences between science and pseudoscience. The first body paragraph should define science. The second and third body paragraphs should outline two separate Pseudoscience theories.