Unit 1, Lesson 1.1 - Introduction to Science
Lesson Outline:
1. What is Science?
2. Science as a Body of Knowledge
3. Science as a Product and a Process
4. Limits of Science
14. WHAT IS SCIENCE?
AS A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
Science is a systematized
body of knowledge based
on gathered facts,
observation and
experimentation.
AS A PRODUCT AND A PROCESS
Science as a product is an ever-changing body
of knowledge.
It is an ongoing process of investigating and
thinking:
1. a way of thinking that involves reasoning,
and
2. A way of investigating that involves
questions, observations, experimentations,
and predictions.
15. WHAT IS SCIENCE?
AS A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
Based on
Facts
Observations
Experiments
AS A PRODUCT AND A PROCESS
Way of Thinking which
involves
Way of Investigating
which involves
Reasoning Questions
Observations
Experiments
Predictions
SCIENTISTS ARE THOSE WHO STUDY SCIENCE TO CREATE
SOLUTIONS TO PRESENT PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO MAKE LIFE
EASIER.
18. 2. Science doesn’t make aesthetic
judgments. (Mathematics)
Aesthetic- deals with nature
of art, beauty, or taste.
Science can’t tell us whether
something is pleasing or not
or whether a performance is
beautiful or dreadful.
You cannot measure
someone’s talent.
19. 3. Science doesn’t tell you how to use
scientific knowledge. (Reason)
Science gives you facts,
but it doesn’t teach you
how to use them.
Only you can teach
yourself how to think!
20. 4. Science doesn’t draw conclusions about
supernatural explanations. (Why?)
By definition, science only
studies the natural world.
Therefore, any object/entity
supernatural like God is not
Science.
Science doesn’t have all the
answers.
21. Ponder upon with superstitions. Do
you think they are true, reliable and
scientific? Prove and give examples.
22. Now, that you are equipped with the
basic concepts of Science, you’re now
ready to go through Science 7! Welcome
to the study of the natural world!
23. Additional: SO WHY STUDY
SCIENCE?
1. It is fun!
2. It makes life easier.
3. Because knowledge is
power.
24. Additional: WHAT TO BRING IN
SCIENCE CLASS
1. Textbook and notebook
2. Pen and paper
3. Most of all, a working
brain!