What is Life?
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What is Life?
Read each statement. Write a 100-word summary explaining how that media piece supports that statement and include reference citations.
1. Find a media piece—article, video, presentation, song, or other—related to the scientific method, creating hypotheses, or designing experiments. Include the link or reference citation for the piece and describe how it helped you better understand how the scientific method is used to create hypotheses and experiments.
The Scientific Method Video,” is a unique way to present the scientific method by using rap to emphasize the important points. This includes that the scientific method begins with a question based on an observation, and then a hypothesis and prediction are made, experiments are conducted (which need to be reliable, include a variable and a control), and lastly findings are reported. It has been a long time since I have gone over the basics of the scientific method. This video helped me review what I find so fundamental and second nature. Also, I think it is helpful to note that as the textbook states, “These steps guide scientific investigation, but working scientist typically do not follow them rigidly.” This video is an interesting tool to review the scientific method and how it is viewed by the student rappers. (Brooks & Friebel, 2008)
The Scientific Method Video,” is a unique way to present the scientific method by using rap to emphasize the important points. This includes that the scientific method begins with a question based on an observation, and then a hypothesis and prediction are made, experiments are conducted (which need to be reliable, include a variable and a control), and lastly findings are reported. It has been a long time since I have gone over the basics of the scientific method. This video helped me review what I find so fundamental and second nature. Also, I think it is helpful to note that as the textbook states, “These
References: * Brooks, DJ & Friebel, MC. ( 2008). The Scientic Method Video. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaCy5Z87FA. * Campbell, N.A., Simon, E.J., Dickey, J.L., & Reece, J.B. (2010). Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database. * Kozlicki, S. & Wagar, L. (2009). Cell Metabolism. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOdhg1J_kQg * Prteur, Bryant (2010). 02-Chemistry in Biology. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu4rcGK1fHk * Texas Education Agency. (2012).Cell Structure and Function-Advanced Biotechnology Posdcast 1.2. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1GQyciJaTA&feature=related