8/30/11 Lecture slides Biology 1

1. Biology 1Wendy RiggsLecture (LS 113)TR 6:05 – 7:30 PMLab (LS 113) T 7:30 – 10:40 PM W 5:00 – 8:10 PMTh 7:30 – 10:40 PM 8/28/2011 1 http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/chapter/7485

2. 1. Science is primarily a search for truth. 8/28/2011 2 http://www.stormgrounds.com/fullwallpaper/320/Spinning-Optical-Illusion- http://sensingarchitecture.com/date/2009/08/page/2/

3. 2. Science can solve any problem, or answer any question. 8/28/2011 3 http://blogs.nature.com/nm/spoonful/2008/04/exit_ghost.html

4. 3. Science is primarily concerned with understanding how the natural world works. 8/28/2011 4 http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/0_0_0/whatisscience_01

5. 4. Science can use supernatural explanations if necessary. 8/28/2011 5 http://topturf.net/lawncare/lawn-diseases.htm

6. 5. Science requires a lot of creative activity. 8/28/2011 6 http://Osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/dna/narrative/page2.html http://www.harpers.org/archive/2005/10/CartoonCreativity

7. 6. Science typically provides only temporary answers to questions. 8/28/2011 7 http://stratstars.pbworks.com/w/page/18598924/Group%209%20-%20The%20World%20is%20Flat

8. 7. A “hypothesis” is just an “educated guess” about anything. 8/28/2011 8 http://biology.ucf.edu/~pascencio/methods%20presentation%202010.html

9. 8. Scientists can believe in God or supernatural things and still do good science. 8/28/2011 9 http://rationallylogical.blogspot.com/2009/08/science-and-religion-finally-agree.html

10. 9. Science can be done poorly. 8/28/2011 10

11. 10. A scientific theory is merely a guess. 8/28/2011 11

12. 11. Scientists have solved most of the major mysteries of nature. 8/28/2011 12

13. 12. Science can study and explain events that happened MYA! 8/28/2011 13 http://www.einsteins-attic.com/ga4-prehistoric/dinosaur-evolution-poster.htm

14. 13. Knowledge of what science is, what it can and cannot do, and how it works, is important for all educated people. 8/28/2011 14

15. 14. Scientists often try to test or disprove possible explanations. 8/28/2011 15

16. 15. Science can be influenced by the race, gender, nationality or religion of the scientist. 8/28/2011 16 Cartoon by Rod Windle and Suzanne Warren

17. 16. All scientific problems must be studied with The Scientific Method. 8/28/2011 17 http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=148&l=

18. 8/28/2011 18 http://undsci.berkeley.edu/flowchart_noninteractive.php

19. 17. Disagreement between scientists is one of the weaknesses of science. 8/28/2011 19 http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/0_0_0/howscienceworks_16

20. Pseudoscience... http://www.near-death.com/experiences/articles012.html 8/28/2011 20

21. 8/28/2011 21 http://transform-drugs.blogspot.com/2008/10/pseudoscience-tobacco-advertsing-from.html

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