The Science of Biology
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Lesson Overview Science in Context The Science of Biology 1.2 Science in Context----Outline Exploration and Discovery: Where Ideas Come From What scientific attitudes help generate new ideas? 1) Scientific Attitudes 2) Practical Problems 3) The Role of Technology Communicating Results: Reviewing and Sharing Ideas Why is peer review important? 1) Peer Review 2) Sharing Knowledge and New Ideas Scientific Theories What is a scientific theory? Science and Society What is the relationship between science and society? 1) Science, Ethics, and Morality 2) Avoiding Bias 3) Understanding and Using Science
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Lesson Overview Science in Context
The Science of Biology1.2 Science in Context----Outline
Exploration and Discovery: Where Ideas Come FromWhat scientific attitudes help generate new ideas?
1) Scientific Attitudes2) Practical Problems3) The Role of Technology
Communicating Results: Reviewing and Sharing IdeasWhy is peer review important?
1) Peer Review2) Sharing Knowledge and New Ideas
Scientific TheoriesWhat is a scientific theory?
Science and SocietyWhat is the relationship between science and society?
1) Science, Ethics, and Morality2) Avoiding Bias3) Understanding and Using Science
Lesson Overview Science in Context
Scientific Theories
What is a scientific theory?
In science,
theory = a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses and that enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations.
In society,
theory = a hunch, a guess.
Lesson Overview Science in Context
Scientific Theories Evidence from many scientific studies may support several related
hypotheses in a way that inspires researchers to propose a scientific theory that ties those hypotheses together.
In science:Theory applies to a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad
range of observations and hypotheses.Enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new
situations. A useful theory that has been thoroughly tested and supported by many
lines of evidence may become the dominant view among the majority of scientists.
But, no theory is considered absolute truth. Science is always changing; as new evidence is uncovered, a
theory may be revised or replaced by a more useful explanation.
Lesson Overview Science in Context
Scientific Theories vs. Laws
Theory applies to a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses.
Is the explanationMore dynamic, complexContain many more ideas and hypotheses
Ex:
Law = A concise description of how the natural world functions.
= a specific descriptions of how some aspect of the natural world is expected to behave in a certain situation
Is the how come
Ex:
THEORIES DO NOT BECOME LAWS OVER TIME
