Bio 6 Ch01 1.2 PDF

1 The Living Creation  1.2 THE WORK OF BIOLOGY  1.2 Objectives Explain the role of modeling in biology. Compare the terms theory, law, and hypothesis. Describe the process of scientific inquiry. ESSENTIAL QUESTION ? How does worldview affect the way that people...

1 The Living Creation  1.2 THE WORK OF BIOLOGY  1.2 Objectives Explain the role of modeling in biology. Compare the terms theory, law, and hypothesis. Describe the process of scientific inquiry. ESSENTIAL QUESTION ? How does worldview affect the way that people study biology?  ? What is a hypothesis?  ? What is a theory?  ? What is a scientific law? Big Question 4 How does science work in the real world? Models  theory a model that attempts to explain a set of observations  law a description (often mathematical) that is based on repeated observations of the relationship between two or more phenomena  hypothesis a simple, testable statement that predicts an answer to a question being investigated using scientific inquiry  survey a sampling of data gathered from an existing group of data  Scientific Inquiry Scientific inquiry, or the scientific method, is a logical procedure that helps answer a scientific question. It is a way of thinking that helps people make sense of what they observe. It is part of the larger process of science. Scientific Inquiry Process 1. Ask a question. Scientific Inquiry Process 2. Do research. Scientific Inquiry Process 3. Experiment. Scientific Inquiry Process 4. Analyze the data. Scientific Inquiry Process 5. Publish the results.  ESSENTIAL QUESTION How does worldview affect the way that people study biology? ? It informs the types of questions that are asked and colors how people interpret data. Perhaps most significantly, worldview influences how people use the work of biology to help others.