Introduction
Biology is the study of living things and their interactions with the environment. Did you know that the prefix Bio- means life? The study of living things can be broken into fields. In this WebQuest, you will complete a series of activities that will help familiarize you with the vocabulary and successfully meet this unit's objectives.
Task
Task:
- Explain what can be considered science and how science is practiced
- Identify science vs. pseudoscience
- Identify what types of questions can be answered by science
- Apply the scientific method to a variety of scenarios
- Explain the difference between a law and theory
Process
1. Thoroughly read the instructions related to the evaluation portion of this WebQuest.
2. Complete the associated response activities.
3. Your teacher will determine how they will collect your responses to the activity.
Evaluation
Using the provide media and your Floriday Virtual text, answer the following prompts.
1. What are some of the characteristics that describe science? (01.01 Exploring Life)
2. How do we differentiate between pseudoscience and real science ( 01.01 Exploring Life)
Watch the video below and respond to the associated prompt.
4. What is the primary goal of science?
5. In the video, the narrator explains how science processes are different from one scientific community to the next. What is the scientific method introduced in this lesson? Using the provide media and your Floriday Virtual text, answer the following prompts.
Credits
1. The Nature of Science; The Aomeba Sisters, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nAETHZTObk
FLV Tech Book, Module 1, Section 01.01