Basic presentation for all science students. Introduces key concepts of what is and isn't science, also which general questions that scientists ask. Credit to Dr Bruce Railsbeck Univ Georgia, Dr Sheldon Gottlieb of Univ of South Alabama as well as UC Berkeley evosite.
3. What does Science use as the basis of
all scientific understanding?
Science uses observable,
physical evidence as the basis of
all scientific understanding.
9. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/images%5CChemistryLabSRL.jpg
2 Types of Science
Type 2:
Experimental
Science
Example 1
A chemist observes the
rates of one chemical
reaction at a variety of
temperatures to see
what patterns emerge.
http://portal.techhigh.us/Teachers/chapariana/PublishingImages/chemistry%20lab.jpg
10. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/science/15cern.html?fta=y
Type 2:
Experimental
Science
Example 2
• A nuclear physicist
recording the results of
bombarding a particular
type of matter with to see
what patterns emerge.
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/05/15/science/15cern_slidetwo.html
20. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
What Isn’t Science?
Science Isn’t Religion
Science seeks to explain
the origin, nature, and
processes of the
physically detectable
universe.
http://blog.baliwww.com/wp-content/photos/palasari_church_1.jpg
Science’s underlying
assumptions are tested
and retested using
observable physical
evidence.
Ref: Dr. Bruce Railsback, Department of Geology, University of Georgia
Sheldon F. Gottlieb, Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Alabama