SC300Unit One

Phyllis J. Langone, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.B.A., M.S., M.A.

PLangone@kaplan.edu

AIM: PhyllisLangone@kaplan.edu

Agenda

1. The KHE seminar environment

2. Our academic weeks

3. The gradebook and the dropbox

4. Grading criteria

5. Unit One

6. Discussion board (DB)

7. The scientific method

8. Q&A

The KHE seminar environment

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Our academic weeks

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Gradebook and dropbox

(Wks 1-9)

(Wks 2,4,6)

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(Wk 9)

Grading Criteria

Discussion Boards each Week

• A: 35.0-31.5 points• Responses are on topic, original, and contribute to the quality of

the discussion.• Responses make frequent, informed references to unit material. • Responses are clearly written.• Responses meet posted length requirements.• Two or more responses per thread to classmates that are

thoughtful and advance the discussion.

Rubric

Unit One

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Assignments for Unit 1

• Introduce yourself in “Introduce Yourself”• Read Chapter 1 – Science: A Way of Knowing• Discussion: What is in the can?• Seminar: The scientific method• Don’t forget to check out Extra! Extra! for added

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Discussion Board (DB)

1. Ask the store manager at least two original questions.

2. Read:a. All your classmates questions.

b. All the store manager’s answers.

3. Post a specific, testable hypothesis about what is in the can.

The Scientific Method and the scientist, “Equipped with his five senses, man [sic] explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.” ~Astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, 1948

The Scientific Method

• The scientific method is the way scientists learn about and study the world around them. It can be anything from a leaf to the Universe.

The basis of the scientific method is asking questions and then trying to come up with the answers. You could ask, “Why is the sky blue?”

It’s all about SCIENCE

• Science is an objective, logical, and repeatable attempt to understand the principles and forces operating in the natural universe.

• Science is from the Latin word, scientia, to know.

• Good science is not ending, it is an ongoing process of testing and evaluation.

In order to conduct science, we must know the rules of the game (imagine playing Monopoly and having to discover the rules as you play!)

So what exactly is the Scientific Method?....

• It is an organized approach to performing an experiment.

Basic Stepsinvolved in the

Scientific Method

1. Observe

2. Define Problem

• Define the problem (i.e., write down what you want to know in the form of a question.)

• Ex. How does smoking affect a person’s breathing rate during exercise?

3. Form a Hypothesis

• A hypothesis is a prediction based on research and observations, and it is written in the form of a statement.

• Ex: (I think that) a smoker will have a higher breathing rate during exercise than a non-smoker.

4. Do Experiment

• Experiments test the hypothesis

• The experiment will prove whether or not your hypothesis was correct, OR incorrect.

5. Results/Observations

• Record and analyze data• Include charts, graphs, statistics, etc.

6. Conclusions

• In its simplest form, the conclusion will be "yes" the hypothesis was correct, or "no" the hypothesis was not correct.

• All experiments should be repeated over and over again to assure accuracy

7. Communicate

• Share new knowledge with other scientists.

Questions?