P2PU | The Scientific Method (Saylor BIO101A 1.2.1)

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Learning about the scientific method through examples.

This challenge is part of the BIO101A course on p2pu, based on the BIO101A course from the Saylor Foundation.

The challenge picture represents Ibn al-Haytham, a father of scientific method.

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1 hrs 30 min

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1. Watch the video "Biology and the Scientific Method" View and Discuss This video will provide an outline of the scientific method from a biology perspective.
2. What are the steps of scientific method? View and Discuss List the five steps of the scientific method.
3. Pick an article about science View and Discuss Pick an article about science, reference it and tell what it is about.
4. Does the article reflect the scientific method? View and Discuss Indicate whether the five steps of the scientific method are correctly reported in the article you have chosen.
5. What type of article reflects better the scientific method? View and Discuss Based on the answers to the previous question, discuss which type of article reflects better the scientific method.

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