CONPTT What is this?

C onsistent Results same time after time. Results same time after time. No contradiction. No contradiction.

Reality Check Green plants grow towards light source. Green plants grow towards light source. Walking under a ladder causes bad luck. Walking under a ladder causes bad luck. Using consistency-which statement is a scientific one? Using consistency-which statement is a scientific one?

O bservability The event-observed and explained. The event-observed and explained. Use human senses. Use human senses.

Reality Check Some plants eat meat. Some plants eat meat. Extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth. Extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth. Using observability, which statement above is a scientific one? Using observability, which statement above is a scientific one?

N atural A natural cause explains what happened. A natural cause explains what happened.

Reality Check Green plants convert sunlight into energy. Green plants convert sunlight into energy. By picking up a penny (heads up), you will have good luck all day. By picking up a penny (heads up), you will have good luck all day. Using the idea of Natural, which of the statements is a scientific one? Using the idea of Natural, which of the statements is a scientific one?

P redictability Make specific predictions. Make specific predictions. Predictions can be tested. Predictions can be tested.

Reality Check Without light, green plants will die. Without light, green plants will die. If you are a “Scorpio”, today’s horoscope says you will receive money. If you are a “Scorpio”, today’s horoscope says you will receive money. Thinking of Predictability, which statement is a scientific one? Thinking of Predictability, which statement is a scientific one?

T estability Must be testable through processes of science. Must be testable through processes of science. Controlled experimentation. Controlled experimentation.

Reality Check The “Bermuda Triangle” causes ships and planes to sink and disappear. The “Bermuda Triangle” causes ships and planes to sink and disappear. Life comes from life and cannot come from non-life. Life comes from life and cannot come from non-life. Using the testability, which statement above is a scientific one? Using the testability, which statement above is a scientific one?

T entativeness Science does not have all the answers or solutions. Science does not have all the answers or solutions. Theories can be modified. Theories can be modified.

Reality Check The number of human chromosomes was once know to be 48 now it is 46. The number of human chromosomes was once know to be 48 now it is 46. Living things were once grouped into two categories. Now there are six categories since criteria has changed or two domains. Living things were once grouped into two categories. Now there are six categories since criteria has changed or two domains. Based on tentativeness, which statement is a scientific one? Based on tentativeness, which statement is a scientific one?

What is Science? Limited to natural world- use scientific processes Limited to natural world- use scientific processes Offers explanations for events-subject to revision(tentative) Offers explanations for events-subject to revision(tentative) Not able to answer all the questions in the universe, nor solve all the problems Not able to answer all the questions in the universe, nor solve all the problems

Non-Science Does not meet the criteria of CONPTT. Does not meet the criteria of CONPTT. Topics may be very logical. Topics may be very logical. Example-philosophy, personal opinions, ethics. Example-philosophy, personal opinions, ethics.

False Science Pseudoscience-non science, sometimes portrayed as a legitimate science. Pseudoscience-non science, sometimes portrayed as a legitimate science. Example-astrology. Example-astrology.

Look at the following 25 questions and determine if they can be answered scientifically or not. Answer the questions on paper in a yes or no format.

#25 What causes acid rain?

#24 Does breaking a mirror cause bad luck?

#23 What causes things to fall?

#22 What causes the sky to be blue?

#21 Is music beautiful?

#20 What is sex? (gender)

#2 Can ghosts say “BOO”?

#1 What causes earthquakes?

#3 What makes fossils?

#4 What makes food spoil?

#5 What is love?

#6 What causes day and night?

#7 How do new species form?

#8 What causes the earth’s seasons?

#9 How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

#10 What makes people sick?

#11 Does a soul leave the body of a person who dies?

#12 What causes salt to form crystals?

#13 Does crossing your fingers protect you from evil?

# 14 What causes sunsets?

#15 What causes eclipses?