What is Science?

There are many myths about the nature of science. Today were are going to try to shine light on those myths and misconceptions in the hopes to gain a better understanding about the nature of science. Let's learn more about the elements of science by uncovering interresting facts about the topic!

Today, your task is to first answer a few questions regarding the nature of science as either ture or false. This is just to see how much you have alrleady learned from precious science classes. Number your paper 1-10 and lable each question as either true or false. 

1. Science and its methods can answer all question. 

2, Hyptotheses become theories.

3. Theories become laws.

4. Scientific lalws and are absolute.

5. A hypothesis is an educated guess.

6. A general and universal scientific method exist.

7. Science and its methods provide absolute proof.

8. Scientist are particularly objective.

9. Experiments are the principal route for scientific knowledge. 

10. Scientific conclusions are reviewed for accuracy.

1. Now, get into groups of 3-4. Go over and compare your answers. For each answer you marked as false give an explanation.

2. For every answer you marked true, try to justify this answer by reading the article found in this link:

http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/roe/Knowability_590/Week2/Myths%20of…

You and your parnters can work together to justify each answer that was marked as true. 

3. Now let's look at some more misconseptions. Click on this link and write down any misconceptions that shocked you when you read it. 

http://amasci.com/miscon/opphys.html

Note: all of the answers to the Ture/False section of this activity were false. Which question surprised you the most? How did this article correct any misconceptions you previously had on the topic of sciene? Each group member will now choose one question and explain to the class what makes that statemetn false.

For the second link, I would like fpr you to write down one misconception and look up a article or explanation for that topic. we will present these misconceptions to the class on friday. 

McComas, W.F. (1998). The natue of science in education: Rationales and strategies. Klumer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA, U.S.A. ISBN: 0-7923-5089-4. 

Weiler, B. (1998). http://amasci.com/miscon/opphys.html