What is Science? NOBA Flashcards
By Edward Diener, University of Utah, University of Virginia.
Who was Edward Jenner?
Father of immunology. Among the first to conceive and test vaccinations. Leading to the eradication of the smallpox.
What did Fritz Haber and Norman Borlaug do?
Created the Green Revolution, by producing hybrid crops and synthetic fertilizer.
Define systematic observation.
The careful observation of the natural world with the aim of better understanding it. Observations provide the basic data that allow scientists to track, tally, or otherwise organize information about the natural world.
Define Empirical Methods.
Approaches to inquiry that are tied to actual measurement and observation.
What is the core of science?
Systematic observation.
What leads to hypotheses?
Observations.
Define hypothesis.
A logical idea that can be tested.
Define theory.
Related phenomena or observations.
What two adjectives describe science?
Democratic and cumulative.
