Scientific Method Unit

Scientific Method Use

UNIT STARTER QUESTIONS:
9/12 & 13:
If science is the search for answers, and experiments give us the answers, why do scientists sometimes disagree about the answers that are found in the experiments?

9/14 & 17:
1) All ideas in science need WHAT to be considered "valid"?
2) In what ways did you as the archeologist, use "good science" practices in the Data & Field activity?

9/18 & 19:
1) In Mulan, the "bad guys" made inferences from evidence collected off a doll. What did they HAVE TO HAVE before it was possible to interpret the evidence they observed?
2) In the Mystery Dish lab, why did Mr. Burrell require each member of the group to form a personal hypothesis before the whole group formed one?

9/20 &21:
1) Why is it important to always be at least a little skeptical when working in science (and everything else for that matter)
2) What is the difference between "inference" & "prediction"