Nick Solchuk's The Broken Globe
In “The Broken Globe”, Nick Solchuk and his father both use scientific method in some way.
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Scientific method refers to the principles and procedures of scientific investigation:
(1) recognition and description of a particular problem , (2) observations and experiments to collect data related to the problem, (3) interpreting the data and forming a hypothesis to describe the event, law, or relationship discovered, (4) testing the hypothesis through further experimentation and observation, and (5) drawing conclusions.
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Nick’s father used these steps in the following way:
First he saw (or recognized) a problem with his son going to school, he didn’t like his son coming home and spouting off stuff about the sun.
He learned (or collected) information about the situation as he heard Nick talk about his teacher and school. When Nick refused to believe as he did he knew that he had to do something. He decided to go see Nick’s teacher and then later lock Nick in his room when he wouldn’t stay put and when that didn’t work he beat him. When none of this worked and his wife made him promise to stop he concluded that nothing could be done about his son, because Satan took over the world.
Nick used these steps in the following way:
Firstly Nick recognized that his father did not agree with the science that he believed in.
Secondly he learned more about his father; For example he grew up in a small
Ukrainian village and received a pretty pathetic education from a priest. Third he understood that because of his father’s stubborn point of view he would most likely never change his opinions on science. Nick the concluded that he should not hold this against his father, but perhaps reach out to him and give him some assurance that he is a good man even if he believes that the Earth rotates.
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how, and discuss. (
Scientific method refers to the principles and procedures of scientific investigation:
(1) recognition and description of a particular problem , (2) observations and experiments to collect data related to the problem, (3) interpreting the data and forming a hypothesis to describe the event, law, or relationship discovered, (4) testing the hypothesis through further experimentation and observation, and (5) drawing conclusions.
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Nick’s father used these steps in the following way:
First he saw (or recognized) a problem with his son going to school, he didn’t like his son coming home and spouting off stuff about the sun.
He learned (or collected) information about the situation as he heard Nick talk about his teacher and school. When Nick refused to believe as he did he knew that he had to do something. He decided to go see Nick’s teacher and then later lock Nick in his room when he wouldn’t stay put and when that didn’t work he beat him. When none of this worked and his wife made him promise to stop he concluded that nothing could be done about his son, because Satan took over the world.
Nick used these steps in the following way:
Firstly Nick recognized that his father did not agree with the science that he believed in.
Secondly he learned more about his father; For example he grew up in a small
Ukrainian village and received a pretty pathetic education from a priest. Third he understood that because of his father’s stubborn point of view he would most likely never change his opinions on science. Nick the concluded that he should not hold this against his father, but perhaps reach out to him and give him some assurance that he is a good man even if he believes that the Earth rotates.