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Introduction to Biology
The Introduction to Biology Unit covers concepts that are fundamental to the understanding of the biological sciences.
These concepts include, but are not limited to the following:
Characteristics of Life, the Scientific Method, Nature of Science, Fundamental Mathematical Skills
Characteristics of Life
Mathematical Skills
The Nature of Science
The Scientific Method
What is the Scientific Method?
The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Does this mean all scientists follow exactly this process? No. Some areas of science can be more easily tested than others. For example, scientists studying how stars change as they age or how dinosaurs digested their food cannot fast-forward a star's life by a million years or run medical exams on feeding dinosaurs to test their hypotheses. When direct experimentation is not possible, scientists modify the scientific method. In fact, there are probably as many versions of the scientific method as there are scientists! But even when modified, the goal remains the same: to discover cause and effect relationships by asking questions, carefully gathering and examining the evidence, and seeing if all the available information can be combined in to a logical answer.
Even though we show the scientific method as a series of steps, keep in mind that new information or thinking might cause a scientist to back up and repeat steps at any point during the process. A process like the scientific method that involves such backing up and repeating is called an iterative process.
Whether you are doing a science fair project, a classroom science activity, independent research, or any other hands-on science inquiry understanding the steps of the scientific method will help you focus your scientific question and work through your observations and data to answer the question as well as possible.
(Find more here: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/steps-of-the-scientific-method?from=Newsletter)