Students play a game of cards to learn how scientists study nature. They learn the Nature OF Science as a result.
Scientists observe the natural world and ask questions about what they observe. They make hypotheses and then test their ideas through carefully designed studies. When a hypothesis is tested repeatedly and “nature” responds in the same way, a theory is formed.
- A scientific hypothesis is a statement based on prior knowledge and observation. It is often stated as an “If…then” sentence. It has to be a testable statement.
- A scientific theory summarizes a hypothesis or a group of hypotheses that have been supported by repeated testing.
- In science, a theory is often thought of differently than how many people think of it. The lay population often thinks of theory as a “hunch,” but in science the word theory is a way that facts are interpreted based on a large body of observable evidence. (i.e., gravity is a “theory” as is evolution)
Wanafunzi hucheza mchezo wa kadi ili kujifunza jinsi wanasayansi wanavyochunguza asili. Wao kujifunza Asili ya Sayansi kama matokeo. Wanasayansi huchunguza mazingira na kuuliza maswali kuhusu mambo wanayochunguza. Wao hufanya nadharia na kisha kupima mawazo yao kupitia masomo iliyoundwa kwa uangalifu. Nadharia inapochunguzwa mara kwa mara na "asili" ikijibu kwa njia ileile, nadharia hufanyizwa. - Nadharia ya kisayansi ni taarifa inayotegemea ujuzi wa awali na uchunguzi. Mara nyingi husemwa kama sentensi ya "Ikiwa... basi". Ni lazima iwe taarifa inayoweza kupimwa. - Nadharia ya kisayansi hufafanua nadharia au kikundi cha nadharia ambazo zimeungwa mkono na majaribio ya mara kwa mara. - Katika sayansi, nadharia mara nyingi hufikiriwa kwa njia tofauti na jinsi watu wengi wanavyofikiria. Watu wa kawaida huona nadharia kama "hisia", lakini katika sayansi neno nadharia ni njia ambayo ukweli hufafanuliwa kulingana na mwili mkubwa wa ushahidi unaoweza kuchunguzwa. (yaani, mvuto ni <unk> nadharia<unk> kama ni mageuzi)