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The Scientific Method Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.[1] To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.[2] The Oxford English Dictionary says that scientific method is: "a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses."[3] Although procedures vary from one field of inquiry to another, identifiable features distinguish scientific inquiry from other methods of obtaining knowledge. Scientific researchers propose hypotheses as explanations of phenomena, and design experimental studies to test these hypotheses via predictions which can be derived from them. These steps must be repeatable, to guard against mistake or confusion in any particular experimenter. Theories that encompass wider

The Scientific Process

After reviewing the image above, write a brief summary of the process in your own words.

Needham's Science and Civilization in China uses the 'flying gallop' image as an example of observation bias:[28] In these images, the legs of a galloping horse are shown splayed, while the first stop-action pictures of a horse's gallop by Edward Muybridge showed this to be false. In a horse's gallop, at the moment that no hoof touches the ground, a horse's legs are gathered together—not splayed.

Video Links on the scientific method: Video # 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcavPAFiG14 Video # 2: The scientific Method Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV8lSmIo4Ac Video # 3: Needham’s Gallop http://upload.wikimedia

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