The Scientific Method

Starter: fill in the gaps...

Somewhere between 33% and 50% of all scientific discoveries are estimated to have been stumbled upon, rather than sought out.

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Objective: explore the scientific method

Outcomes:

Get into groups based on the IB science that you study:
1. - write down the steps in the scientific method in your area
  - compare with others - what do you notice?
  - do you observations match this? Compare and contrast!

Play this - can you win? Explain how you did it. How does this game relate to the scientific method?
What are the problems with the scientific method?

Research findings that are probably wrong cited far more than robust ones, study findsAcademics suspect papers with grabby conclusions are waved through more easily by reviewers

The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?As a format it’s slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better

The Dark Side of CollaborationPeople working together often scheme to put profits ahead of telling the truth. New research points to ways to stop this behavior

5.Watch this Video- How important are models in the tool/methodology section of sciences? Discuss- would this be possible without technology? How might a model be more reliable than other forms of data gathering?

6. How do the different tools and methods that scientists use affect the data that they receive?

PLENARY: how pluralist do we need to be about the scientific method?

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