Answer questions
Watch and read the links to find answers to the questions
http://epiphanyvideoworks.com/Science/Hughes/Units/ScientificMethodContent.htm
http://www.biology-pages.info/E/Epidemiology.html
https://www.ck12.org/earth-science/modelling-in-earth-science/lesson/Scientific-Models-HS-ES/
https://www.ck12.org/chemistry/modeling/lesson/Scientific-Modeling-MS-PS/
Science and Studies Guided Inquiry Activity
Dr. Pool – UCOR 3800
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1. Google “scientific Method” images
Summarize the typical way scientific method is portrayed. Is it simple? Is it accurate? What’s missing?
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2. Critique the usual way you have been taught about scientific method – does it explain all the scientific studies you know about? Mention two types of studies/experimental approaches the typical depiction of Scientific Method does not address.
For detail, read this link:
http://epiphanyvideoworks.com/Science/Hughes/Units/ScientificMethodContent.htm
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3. What is the main difference between controlled experiments and observational studies? In controlled experiments, can one infer cause and effect? What about in observational studies? Explain.
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4. Read Epidemiology. Summarize how you know when something is a strong correlation (versus weak or only somewhat strong).
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5. And Scientific Models as well as Scientific Modeling.
Open the simulation to see an example of a model.
How does modeling compare to controlled experiments?
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6. Scientific Method flow charts describe the Scientific Method – what is missing (or minimized) that is important for the overall PROCESS OF SCIENCE? What else makes science the way it is performed professionally such a powerful tool for gaining information about the natural world?
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7. What is the peer review process? How does it fit into a discussion of the process of science?
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8. Professional Peer Review assesses both the study design and the author’s interpretation in the submitted manuscript. What are some aspects of study design that are assessed? What aspects of interpretation are peer reviewers checking?
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9. Say you have stumbled upon an interesting article in the newspaper describing a new study which found that a berry that grows in the Australian outback increases lifespan. List all the things you would want to assess before you would be convinced that you should act on this new study.
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