Scientific Method Flashcards

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What did Bacon contribute to the scientific method?

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State-sponsored science and producing beneficial techology

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What did Galileo contribute to the scientific method?

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Experimentation and Independent Confirmation

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What did Descartes contribute to the scientific method?

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Skepticism (not trusting your senses alone) and systematic doubting (questioning

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4
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What does empirical mean?

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Verifiable and tangible

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What kind of thinking does science use to explore the universe around us?

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Rational/logical

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In order to conduct a good experiment, you must ________ your variables.

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Control your variables!

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What is the order of the steps of the scientific method?

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  1. Observe and question
  2. Do some background research
  3. Make a Hypothesis (a prediction)
  4. Experiment! Test your hypothesis.
  5. Collect results and draw a conclusion.
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What quality must a hypothesis have in order to be a good hypothesis?

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It must be testable!

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