Nature of Science: Themes
Nature of Science: Themes
Patterns
Whether it's stripes, plaids, or dancing pineapples, a pattern is something that repeats in a predictable way. However, scientists are less concerned with the fashion aspect of patterns than they a...
Evidence
The Mayans and Aztecs had chocolate, pirates have their booty, and scientists have evidence. Evidence is what scientists live, breathe, observe, and experiment for. How is evidence more important t...
Stability and Change
They say that in life, change is the only constant. Go ahead, jot it down on your list of potential senior yearbook quotes. We'll wait. Okay, so let's talk about change. Change is happening all the...
Problem Solving
Have you ever tried to order takeout on a rotary phone? Or use a Thomas Guide for directions? Have you ever even heard of a rotary phone or a Thomas Guide? No? Well, you have a scientist to thank f...
Cause and Effect
Oh, cause and effect. How we love you in the science world. Cause and effect is the backbone of the scientific method; it drives everything from our hypotheses to our conclusions in an experiment....
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Science studies stuff from an itty-bitty atom-small scale to a massive universe-big scale, and everything in between. What exactly is a scale, though? Aside from being the thing we avoid standing o...