Scientific Method: Human Flourishing in Science & Technology PDF
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This document introduces the scientific method and its application in science and technology. It covers learning objectives, discussion questions, and the steps involved in the scientific method, including observation, hypothesis formulation, and experimentation. The included learning activities are a good method of grasping the concepts and making observations.
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THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEARNING OBJECTIVES Determine the steps in scientific method. Appreciate the importance in scientific method. Identify different conceptions of human flourishing. DISCUSSION Activating...
THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEARNING OBJECTIVES Determine the steps in scientific method. Appreciate the importance in scientific method. Identify different conceptions of human flourishing. DISCUSSION Activating Prior Knowledge Learning Activity: SPOT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. Direction: Each sentence below describes a step of the scientific method. Match each sentence with the step of the scientific method listed below. ________1. Mark predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current travelled through the soil in which they were planted. ________2. Scott said, “If I fertilize my orchid plants, they will blossom”. ________3. Philip’s data showed that household cockroaches moved away from raw mangoes. Problems that you encounter could be solved in simple ways. Maria could have solved her problem if she tried to approach it systematically. This lesson will introduce you to the scientific method. WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC METHOD? The scientific method is a dynamic process that involves objectively investigating questions through observation and experimentation. In fact, the scientific method is applied broadly in science, across many different fields. PROCESS IN FORMULATING SCIENTIFIC METHOD The scientific method highlights the process in many steps: Making observation and Stating the Problem, Statement of the Problem, Testing the Hypothesis with experiment, Form a Hypothesis, and Stating the Conclusion. 1. MAKING OBSERVATION 1. AND STATING THE PROBLEM Different this happen around you. As you notice these, you take a mental note of what you see, hear, feel, smell or taste. These mental notes are your observations. 2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where? 2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM As scientists conduct their research, they make observations and collect data. The observations and data often lead them to ask why something is the way it is. Scientists pursue answers to these questions in order to continue with their research. Once scientists have a good question to investigate, they begin to think of ways to answer it 3. FORM A HYPOTHESIS Formulating the Hypothesis Your statement of the problem must have an answer. But at this point, you still don’t have a definite one, so you formulate your hypothesis. A hypothesis is a logical guess that answers the question or problem. 3. FORM A HYPOTHESIS It could be correct or incorrect, which is what you will find out in the next step. You could have more than one hypothesis, but you will consider them one at a time in the succeeding steps. 4. TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS WITH EXPERIMENT Since you will be writing down steps of a procedure, your methodology should be numbered and logically arranged. It should contains practical procedures, which are significant to the study being conducted. Choose one among the hypothesis you formulated. 4. TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS WITH EXPERIMENT After proposing a possible answer to the problem, you should prove whether your hypothesis are true or not. This could be through experiments, tests, and research. You need to plan how you would test your test your hypothesis by logically writing down the steps that you will do. 5. STATING THE CONCLUSION A problem statement is a concise and concrete summary of the research problem you seek to address. Drawing a conclusion means determining whether what you believed would happen did happen. It it a statement based on measurements and observations made in the experiment. 5. STATING THE CONCLUSION In this phase, it should include a summary of results, whether the hypothesis was supported by the data, the significance of the study, and future research. THANK YOU
