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Unit One: About Science
Objectives

1-1 The Basic Science - Physics

     1. Explain why physics is the most basic science.

1-3 The Scientific Method

     2. Explain the purpose of the scientific method.

     3. Outline five steps of the scientific method.

     4. List several attitudes of a successful scientist.

1-4 The Scientific Attitude

     5. Explain the difference between a fact and a hypothesis.

     6. Explain the difference between a scientific law and a theory.

     7. Describe the circumstances under which a hypothesis or law
          must be changed or abandoned.

     8. Explain the difference between the everyday meaning and the
          scientific meaning of theory.

     9. Explain why a refinement of theories is a strength in science.

1-5 Scientific Hypotheses Must Be Testable

     10. Explain what makes a hypothesis scientific.

     11. Give examples of hypothesis that are not scientific and explain                 your reasoning.

1-6 Science, Technology, and Society

    12. Explain the difference between science and technology.

                                         Misconceptions
                   Note: The following statements are FALSE!!!

    1. Physics is the most difficult of the sciences.
     2. Physics is applied mathematics.
     3. Facts are unchangeable.
     4. A theory is a scientific word for guess.
     5. It is bad science to change your mind.
     6. Science and technology are the same.

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