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Unraveling Science: Goals, Method, and Impact

Dive into the essence of science, its goals, and the organized methods it employs to seek patterns and explanations in the natural world. Explore how scientists propose testable explanations and contribute to our evolving understanding. Science is not merely a body of knowledge but an intelligent approach to understanding a variety of impactful issues, from global warming to stem cell research.

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Unraveling Science: Goals, Method, and Impact

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  1. WHAT IS SCIENCE? Interest Grabber Brainstorm and discuss your answers with the class. Key question: What are the goals of science?

  2. Is an organized method SCIENCE: • ________________ • _____________________ • ______________________ • _________________ • _________________ Uses evidence to explain events Collects and organizes information Deals only with natural world Looks for patterns & connections Image from: http://www.erschools.org/Teachers/henderson/webquest/images/scientist.jpg

  3. propose explanations Scientists: _______________ that can be _______ by ___________________ TESTED examining evidence http://www.darvill.clara.net/enforcemot/graphics/newton.gif

  4. not “just facts” “WAY OF OBSERVING, THINKING, KNOWING…” Science is ______________but a __________________ ____________________

  5. Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.Carl Sagan

  6. Because of new tools, techniques, & discoveries, our understanding of Science is ALWAYS CHANGING. http://www.npr.org/prorams/fa/features/2005/04/flat_200.jpgg http://atmos.pknu.ac.kr/~swimm/wall/1024/EARTH.JPG

  7. AIDS Renewable fuels Global warming Stem Cell Research Alternative energy Our understanding of science is _________ in _______ intelligent ________ about a wide variety of _______ that affect our lives. Endangered species Bird flu Cancer Pollution Cloning Nuclear power essential making decisions issues

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