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ToK: Science I

ToK: Science I. The Scientific Method. What is science and what isn’t science?. Boiling an egg Predicting the weather Mapping a mountain Drilling for oil Choosing a new camera Eating a salad Watering a potted plant. Biology Chemistry Physics Environmental Systems (?)

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ToK: Science I

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  1. ToK: Science I The Scientific Method

  2. What is science and what isn’t science? • Boiling an egg • Predicting the weather • Mapping a mountain • Drilling for oil • Choosing a new camera • Eating a salad • Watering a potted plant

  3. Biology Chemistry Physics Environmental Systems (?) Design Technology(?) Geology (?) Computer Science (?) Psychology (?) Geography (?) Mathematics (?) History (?) The Sciences

  4. Or… a way of thinking? A body of knowledge?

  5. The basic scientific method Observation Generalize Inductive logic Theory Information Deductive logic Explanation and prediction The problem of induction

  6. Does it matter? • Science works, doesn’t it? Pragmatism rules O.K.

  7. Here is my hypothesis…… Try to shoot it down! Popper Karl Popper turns science upside down “A theory which is not refutable by any conceivable event is nonscientific” “Every genuine test of a theory is an attempt to falsify it” Falsificationism

  8. Thomas Kuhn’s scientific revolutions • Science progresses by leaps, when crisis point is reached in the current paradigm • paradigms are “universally recognized scientific achievements that for a time provide model problems and solutions to a community of practitioners.” Paradigm shifts

  9. Is IB science real science? What are the skills you are expected to show?

  10. Is IB science real science? • Planning (a) Focusing the test • Planning (b) Methodology • Data Collection • Data Processing and Presentation • Conclusion and Evaluation • Manipulative skills • Personal skills (a) Teamwork • Personal skills (b) Motivation and ethics

  11. Words to describe science Predictive Logical Progressive Beautiful Creative Cultural

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