Scientific Revolution – Documents Packet Primary and secondary documents are the backbone of historical research. Primary sources give us a first hand account of an event‚ while secondary sources give us a broader perspective on an event‚ given time‚ distance and new insight. As students of history‚ we must possess the ability to properly analyze a document in order to understand its value. This packet of documents relating to the “scientific revolution” of the 16th & 17th centuries is designed
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Scientific Method http://www.scientificpsychic.com/workbook/scientific-method.htm • scientific method is a process for creating models of the natural world that can be verified experimentally. The scientific method requires making observations‚ recording data‚ and analyzing data in a form that can be duplicated by other scientists. In addition‚ the scientific method uses inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning to try to produce useful and reliable models of nature and natural phenomena
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THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD A ‘Hypotheses‚’ said Medawar in 1964‚ ‘are imaginative and inspirational in character’; they are ‘adventures of the mind’. He was arguing in favour of the position taken by Karl Popper in The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1972‚ 3rd edition) that the nature of scientific method is hypothetico-deductive and not‚ as is generally believed‚ inductive. B It is essential that you‚ as an intending researcher‚ understand the difference between these two interpretations of the
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Complete the Scientific Method activity on the student website. Write a 350-word paper on the scientific method. Include the following: Describe how you applied the steps of the scientific method in the activity. • Describe a real-life problem where you have or could have used the steps of the scientific method to solve the problem. Include the steps involved in solving the problem. The scientific method is a process that is used to solve complex problems in any situation.
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2012 Melanie Mak Mrs. Perez 11/2/2012 2012 Melanie Mak Mrs. Perez 11/2/2012 The Scientific Renaissance The Scientific Renaissance Today‚ technology has improved with fancy gadgets like computers‚ iPhones‚ iPads‚ tablets‚ and other wireless devices and accessories. Not only has our technology improved‚ yet our knowledge increased greatly about many things. Although‚ we couldn’t have known any of this great information without the help of geniuses from WAY back in the past. From 750 to 1258‚ lay
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Science By DeMarcus Thomas September 11‚ 2012 What is the scientific method? The scientific method is a method for problem solving that has been used for generations. It is the best method for winnowing the truth from lies and delusion (Collins‚ 2012). The scientific method has been used for ages to solve the mysteries of the universe. Though we are not aware of it we use this method more often than we think. Consider this seemingly simple scenario. You arrive home late at night. You walk
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SCIENTIFIC NOTATION * Scientific notation is a way of writing very large and very small numbers in a compact form. * A number written in scientific notation is written in the form: a x 10b WRITING A NUMBER IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION * Shift the decimal point so that there is one digit before the decimal point. * Multiply by a power of 10‚ equal to the number of places the decimal point has been moved. * The power of 10 is positive if the decimal point is moved to the left and negative
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Scientific Process According to a text book the scientific method is super simple and very vague when in reality it is a more complex or detailed process. According to this reading it is nothing to run screaming from because it’s not difficult it just goes deeper than a text book explains or allows you to believe. These are the steps according to a science text book: Scientific Method: 1. Ask a question 2. Formulate a hypothesis 3. Perform an experiment 4. Collect data 5. Draw conclusions Which
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Complete the Scientific Method activity on the student website. Write a 350-word paper on the scientific method. Include the following: Summarize the steps of the scientific method * * Observation: a noticeable event that has been witnessed. * * Question: a question attempts to explain the observation ex: why is this happening. * * Hypothesis: a statement made to predict the solution and outcome. * * Prediction: based on the hypothesis‚ indicates the
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Scientific Method The Scientific Method is a system devised to allow scientists to gain insight‚ or knowledge‚ on a wide range of questions about one’s behavior and other points of interest. The first step in this process is to identify a question that deserves an explanation or answer to. For example‚ a good indentifying question that one could use would be why did the chicken cross the road? This is a specific behavior that can be addressed and quantified. Once the individual has the question
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