Thursday, September 11, 2008

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method


Explain, in your own words, the Scientific Method. And give an example of an experiment that uses the Scientific Method.
the scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. for example Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, stated that males and females have different number of teeth, without bothering to check; he then provided long arguments as to why this is the way things ought to be.


For example, it’s not enough to say, “I’m going to see how the dog reacts in this situation.” Rather, in that experiment, the scientist might have a list of certain behaviors, and record how often each of the dogs tested exhibits each of those pre-defined behavior patterns.

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