facts & hypotheses lecture
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Nature of ScienceCommon Misconceptions
Nature of Science
1. What is Science?2. What is a fact?
3. What is a hypothesis?4. What is a law?
5. What is a theory?
What is Science?
Science is just a method of processing the world around us. It is fluid and
always changing with new information. Science helps us to organize what we
perceive.
SCIENCE CANNOT TELL US TRUTH
What is Science?
Science is just a method of processing the world around us. It is fluid and
always changing with new information. Science helps us to organize what we
perceive.EXAMPLE: librarian
Nature of Science
1. What is Science?2. What is a fact?
3. What is a hypothesis?4. What is a law?
5. What is a theory?
What is a fact?
Facts are simply observation statements. They are not indicative of
truth.
Example: Color Blind people
What is a fact?
Nature of Science
1. What is Science?2. What is a fact?
3. What is a hypothesis?4. What is a law?
5. What is a theory?
What is a hypothesis?
A hypothesis is A TESTABLE STATEMENT