PPT-AP Biology The Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry

First things first The role of discussion Besides the obvious importance of being a capable thinker if youre going to succeed in science Some AP questions do not ask you to remember anything they give you a novel problem and ask you to logic your way through it. Similarities. Both observe and record changes in variables. . Both use the latest technology to collect and analyze the data that they find. . Differences. C. rime . scene . investigations are . limited to . EOC Biology. Mark Watrin. Science Coordinator ESD112. Inquiry. Conducting Analyses and Thinking Logically . . Expand and refine skills and abilities of inquiry to gain a deeper understanding of natural phenomena. . Jacob . Bronowski. English mathematician, scientist, and essayist. Born in Poland and educated in England, in 1933 he received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Cambridge University, where he also co-edited an avant-garde literary magazine. . Based on a Presentation by. Randy . L. Bell. University of Virginia. randybell@virginia.edu. What is Science?. 3-Aspects of Science. Scientific . Knowledge. Nature of . Science. Science . Processes. Facts. What Do You Think?. True of False. All scientists do experiments to get data.. A theory is unproven and lacks sufficient evidence to become a law. . Science and its methods can answer all questions.. . Agenda: 8/27/12. Registration. Student Info Sheets / Safety Contracts. Distribute Books. HW – Student Survey. AP Biology. Class Expectations found on . Durango . Website . http://www.durangohighschool.net. The. . Nature. of . Science. . and. . the. . Scientific. . Method. Ozgur. . Unal. 1. The. . Nature. of . Science. Science. : . What. . does. . come. . to. . your. . mind. ?. 2. Science. Hypothesis, Theory, and law . How science really works. Objective. : Students will be able to explain what a scientific law and theory are and give examples of each.. Essential Question:. What are the differences between a scientific law and theory?. 8-28-17 Results of Scientific Inquiry; Scientific Theory vs. Scientific Law Do Now: Answer the following question in your Science Notebook. Why might you engage in scientific inquiry? We do so to find answers to questions about nature. . E. Brunsell, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, . brunsele@uwosh.edu. How will . an explicit / reflective instructional approach improve. elementary pre-service teachers’ understanding . An Instrument To Assess Views Of Scientific Inquiry: The VOSI Questionnaire Renee include reading about known scientific theories and ideasgenerating scientificallyoriented questionsmaking predictions or posing preliminary hypotheses planning investigations making observations usin April 2013NGSS ReleasePage 1of 10Understanding the Scientific Enterprise The Nature of Science in the Next Generation Science Standards Scientists and science teachers agree that science is a way of e Understanding the Laboratory Learning Activity (LLA). Dr. Peta White. Deakin University – School of Education. Peta.white@deakin.edu.au. Things we pay attention to in designing high quality LLAs.