RESEARCH 1 Flashcards
STUDYING
WHAT IS RESEARCH
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC METHOD
THE 8 SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES
-CURIOSITY
-CRITICAL MINDEDNESS
-OPEN MINDEDNESS
-INTELLECTUAL HONESTY
-SKEPTICISM
-PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE
-RESOURCEFULNESS
WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE
THE ATTITUDES OR BEHAVIORS THAT CERTAIN SCIENTIST SHOULD POSSES
CURIOSITY
THE DESIRE TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT A CERTAIN TOPIC
CRITICAL MINDEDNESS
IS WILLING TO EVALUATE ANY EVIDENCE THAT IS PRESENTED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A CONCLUSION
INTELLECTUAL HONESTY
STAYING TRUE AND DOES NOT CLAIM THE WORK OF OTHERS
SKEPTICISM
THE ABILITY TO SEEK INFORMATION AND BEING CAREFUL ON MAKING CLAIMS
OBJECTIVITY
APPROACHING SITUATIONS AND INFORMATION WITHOUT BIAS
PATIENCE/PERSEVERANCE
ABLE TO WITHSTAND FAILURES AND WILL KEEP TRYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN
RESOURECEFULNESS
ABLE TO MAKE USE OF THE TOOLS OR RESOURCES FROM THE SURROUNDINGS
THE IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVATION IN THE EMPIRICAL NATURE OF SCIENCE
HAS THE ROLE OF BOTH MOTIVATING SND TESTING THEORIES
OBSERVING
USES THE 5 SENSES TO OBSERVE OUR SORROUNDINGS
QUALITATIVE
THE QUALITY OF A CERTAIN OBJECT
QUANTITATIVE
THE QUANTITY OF A CERTAIN OBJECT
MEASURING
USES THE HANDS TO USE CERTAIN TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE
EXAMPLE OF THE INSTRUMENTS USED IN MEASURING
-GRADUATED CYLINDER
-BEAKER
-FLORENCE FLASKS
INFERRING
TO CONCLUDE ANSWERS AFTER THE EXPERIMENT
CLASSIFYING
ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLASSIFY OBJECTS BY UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
COMPARE
LOOKING FOR SIMILARITIES
CONTRAST
LOOKING FOR DIFFERENCES
PREDICTING
ABLE MAKING A HYPOTHESIS
INTERPOLATION
TO REPRESENT THE VALUE OF FUNCTIONS
EXTRAPOLATION
CREATING PREDICTIONS BASED ON CURRENT OR PAST EVENTS
COMMUNICATING
COMMUNICATE ON OTHER STUDENTS ABOUT THE RESULTS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION
-SCIENCE JOURNALS
-SCIENCE POSTERS EXHIBIT AND FLYERS
-RESEARCH PROPOSALS
-SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS
