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The Most Basic Science Motion, forces, energy, matter, heat, sound, light
o Base of other science fields
• life sciences: biology, zoology, and botany.
• physical sciences: geology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics.
o Uses Math to describe and analyze
When scientific findings in nature are expressed mathematically, they are easier to prove or to disprove by experiment.
Mathematics—The Language of Science
• Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
• Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
• credited as creating the scientific method
• a method that is effective in gaining,
organizing, and applying new
knowledge
1. Recognize a problem
2. Make an educated guess (hypothesis) about the answer.
3. Predict the consequences of the hypothesis.
4. Perform Experiments to test prediction.
5. Analyze the results
Although the scientific method is popular, it is not the
universal key to discoveries and advances in science.
• Trial and error, experimentation without guessing, and
accidental discovery account for much of the progress
in science.
• The success of science has more to do with an
attitude of inquiry, experimentation, and humility than
with a particular method.
Scientific Methods
fact - close agreement by competent observers who make a series
of observations of the same phenomenon.
hypothesis - an educated guess that is not fully accepted until
demonstrated by experiment.
laws or principles - When hypotheses about the relationship
among natural quantities are tested over and over again and not
contradicted
The Scientific Attitude
◦ Must be a test for proving it wrong
Example-Which is a scientific hypothesis?
1. Atoms are the smallest particles of matter that exist.
2. The universe is surrounded by a second universe, the existence of which cannot be detected by scientists.
3. Albert Einstein is the greatest physicist of all time.
#1 is considered scientific because there is a test for proving it wrong.
theory - synthesis of a large body of information that
encompasses well-tested and verified hypotheses about
certain aspects of the natural world.
Theory
Experiments are conducted to test scientific hypotheses.
Experimentation
Science and Technology
Science and Religion
Science answers theoretical questions
Technology solves practical problems
Art creates objects that stimulate the senses
Religion deals with nature’s purpose
ALL AREAS ARE COMPLEMENTARY, NOT ANTAGONISTIC (against each other)