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is built into science, as well as community.
What is the most basic science?
Physics
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Honesty
is built into science, as well as community.
What is the most basic science?
Physics
What do physicists study?
Everything in the universe (matter and motion)
How far away is the Moon from Earth?
110 Moon diameters
How far away is the Sun from Earth?
110 Sun diameters
Aristarchus
: found the size of the moon and suggested Earth only spins on its axis once per day.
Lord Kelvin
said that if you can measure something in numbers, you clearly know something about it.
Denialism
Substantiated claims hold no value.
True or false: Scientists should be skeptics
TRUE but they shouldn’t be denialists
Physics
the study of the rules of nature and the most foundational of all the sciences.
Galileo
and Francis Bacon: created the common scientific method we know today.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene
found Earths size by measuring shadows with a vertical pillar.
Biology
the most complex science.
Skepticism
unsubstantiated claims hold no value.
Scientific fact
repeatedly confirmed observation agreed upon by competent observers.
Scientific Theory
A well- tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations within the natural world.
Scientific attitude
inquiry, integrity, and humility.
Scientific hypothesis
A temporary explanation for an observable phenomenon that is testable.
Scientific law
A generalized description about the nature of the world
What’s an example of a scientific law?
Law of Gravity
Eratosthenes of Cyrene
found Earths size by measuring shadows with a vertical pillar
Lord Kelvin
said that if you can measure something in numbers, you clearly know something about it
Aristarchus
found the size of the moon and suggested Earth only spins on its axis once per day
Charles Goodyears
found volcanized rubber
Galileo and Francis Bacon
created the common scientific method we know today
Scientific method
Observe, Hypothesize, Predict, Perform, Summarize
Scientific attitude
inquiry, integrity, and humility
Scientific fact
repeatedly confirmed observation agreed upon by competent observers
Scientific hypothesis
A temporary explanation for an observable phenomenon that is testable
Scientific Theory
A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations within the natural world
Skepticism
unsubstantiated claims hold no value
Denialism
Substantiated claims hold no value
Physics
the study of the rules of nature and the most foundational of all the sciences
Biology
the most complex science