1 / 0

Theories, Laws, and other Dangerous Ideas

Theories, Laws, and other Dangerous Ideas. Theories. Laws. How are these four concepts related to each other?. Facts. Hypotheses. List examples of scientific theories and laws…. Theories Laws. Theories Laws. Theories Laws. Now Define the Terms. Fact- Hypothesis-

gamada
Télécharger la présentation

Theories, Laws, and other Dangerous Ideas

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Theories, Laws, and other Dangerous Ideas

  2. Theories Laws How are these four concepts related to each other? Facts Hypotheses
  3. List examples of scientific theories and laws…. Theories Laws
  4. Theories Laws
  5. Theories Laws
  6. Now Define the Terms Fact- Hypothesis- Theory- Law-
  7. Scientific Fact: “In science ‘fact’ can only mean ‘confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional consent’.” Stephen J. Gould Scientific Hypothesis: A proposed answer to a research question A tentative explanation for an observation or phenomena that can be tested through experimentation.
  8. Scientific Theory: A general principle supported by a substantial body of evidence offered to provide an explanation of observed facts and as a basis for future discussion or investigation. Lincoln, Boxshall, and Clark (1990)
  9. Scientific Theory: A general principle supported by a substantial body of evidence offered to provide an explanation of observed facts and as a basis for future discussion or investigation. Lincoln, Boxshall, and Clark (1990) Scientific Law: A scientific law is a description of a natural relationship or principle, often expressed in mathematical terms.
  10. Mystery Tube
  11. Mystery Cans
  12. How does it work?
  13. Is there a hierarchy among the four original concepts? Facts Theories Laws Hypotheses
  14. Speculation Absolute Truth
  15. Speculation Absolute Truth
  16. Potential Progression of Scientific Ideas THEORY L A W HYPOTHESIS FACTS
  17. Potential Progression of Scientific Ideas THEORY L A W Explanatory principal Based more on inference Concise, descriptive principal Based more on observation HYPOTHESIS FACTS Keep in mind that most hypotheses support EXISTING theories/laws
  18. What makes these ideas dangerous (when applied to science):
  19. What makes these ideas dangerous (when applied to science): Facts are indisputable Hypotheses are educated guesses Theories are unsubstantiated ideas Laws are proven theories
  20. What makes these ideas dangerous (when applied to science): Facts are indisputable Hypotheses are educated guesses Theories are unsubstantiated ideas Laws are proven theories
More Related