Nature of Society STS nature of science Flashcards
3 Domains of Science
- Body of knowledge
- Process of inquiry
- Way of knowing/nature of science
Scientific facts, laws, theories, concepts, principles etc.
- Body of knowledge
Observing, measuring, inferring, formulation of hypothesis, experimenting, analyzing, etc.
- Process of inquiry
Ideas, beliefs, principles, views and attitudes of scientists regarding scientific knowledge, the scientific process, and the world/universe
- Way of knowing/nature of science
explanation that explains a broad range of observations
scientific theory
statement that describes the way nature operates under specified sets of conditions
scientific law
the world is understandable because of
consistent patterns
science assumes that this is a vast system in which basic patterns are everywhere
universe
science relies heavily on
evidences
scientific ideas are meant to _____ once new data becomes available
change
science cannot provide complete answers to all questions
true
statements that describe the environment using 5 senses
observations
accurateo observations and data gathering can be made through
measuring
charactarestics of scientific obs
repeatable actually, repeatable potentially, reproducible
observable phenomenon in a particular situation
scientific facts
a reasonable guess based on the past and present
prediciting
interpretation of observations according to scientific knowledge
inference
an activity that gathers evidences to support a claim
scientific investigation
a possible solution to a problem
hypothesis
a controlled test which can provide necessary evidencesto support hypotheses
experimentation
scientific arguments conform to this principle
logical reasoning
