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BIO NEWS!!! The HEAD BUTT of DOOM

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Page 1: Facts & Hypotheses Lecture

BIO NEWS!!!

The HEAD BUTT of DOOM

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Nature of ScienceCommon Misconceptions

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Nature of Science

1. What is Science?2. What is a fact?

3. What is a hypothesis?4. What is a law?

5. What is a theory?

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What is Science?

Science is just a method of processing the world around us. It is fluid and

always changing with new information. Science helps us to organize what we

perceive.

SCIENCE CANNOT TELL US TRUTH

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What is Science?

Science is just a method of processing the world around us. It is fluid and

always changing with new information. Science helps us to organize what we

perceive.EXAMPLE: librarian

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Nature of Science

1. What is Science?2. What is a fact?

3. What is a hypothesis?4. What is a law?

5. What is a theory?

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What is a fact?

Facts are simply observation statements. They are not indicative of

truth.

Example: Color Blind people

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What is a fact?

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Nature of Science

1. What is Science?2. What is a fact?

3. What is a hypothesis?4. What is a law?

5. What is a theory?

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What is a hypothesis?

A hypothesis is A TESTABLE STATEMENT