2. OCR Cambridge National R072 How scientific ideas have developed
in Science
(Level 1/2)
R072 How scientific ideas have developed

3. Famous scientists x Galvani Mendel Lamarck Holmes Darwin Avicenna
Franklin
Volta x

4. Famous scientists x Maxwell Hertz Newton Ohm Copernicus Marconi
Galileo
Fourier x

5. What do all these famous scientists have in common?
Famous scientific discoveries by developing scientific methods

6. 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

7.     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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