Scientific Process

To-Do Date: Jan 25 at 12:00pm

One of the main goals of this course is to learn about the scientific process and apply that to your everyday lives. Over the next couple of pages you will investigate and learn the following

  • What is science? 
    • Discussion
    • Short Lecture
  • How does the process of science work? 
    • Short lecture that covers this topic and
    • Use specific example of the study of ozone depletion
    • Get an introduction to the 3 special projects that will emphasize different parts of the process
  • Take a closer look at how evidence is presented
    • graphs
    • misleading graphs
  • Take a short quiz on the topic of science

science flow chart

Download Text description of the above graphic that explains the process of science

The material in this section of the course are adapted from UC Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology Science 101 website. Links to an external site.